Early Life
Born in Denver, Colorado, McDonnell was raised in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was a graduate of Princeton University, and earned a Master's of Science in Aeronautical Engineering from MIT. While attending MIT he joined the Delta Upsilon Fraternity. After graduating from MIT, he was hired by Tom Towle for the Stout Metal Airplane Division of the Ford Motor Company. In 1927 He was hired by the Hamilton Metalplane Company to develop similar metal monplanes. He then went on to Huff Daland Airplane Company.
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