Douglas Alexander Elliott ’40

Son of a '15 graduate, retired aeronautical engineer Doug Elliott died Feb. 18, 1998. He came to Princeton from Roosevelt H.S. along with Ed Holloway, Ed Thurman, and Bob Wronker. He majored in engineering and was a member of Elm Club.

Doug left at the end of junior year to study aeronautical engineering at NYU and for flight training -- a move leading to lifelong involvement in aviation, initially pioneering transatlantic airline service with PanAm Airways flying boats. He became a flight engineer on the PanAm Clippers, flying to Africa, Ireland, and France. During WWII, he was commissioned in the Naval Air Transport Service and continued with his flying.

Later Doug worked at the Republic and Fairchild Companies and then CurtisWright Corp. for 23 years, where he was chief dynamics engineer. Finally, prior to retirement, he went with the FAA Technical Center, experimenting with new navigational aids and cockpit instrumentation. Doug enjoyed sailing and kept in touch with '40.

He is survived by his wife, Mildred, two sons, a daughter, and seven grandchildren, to all of whom the class sends condolences. Doug's career clearly made a positive contribution to us aircraft industry advancement and commercial flying and transport.

The Class of 1940