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                     McDonnell Douglas Corporation
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                            Steven N. Frank
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NEWS FROM MCDONNELL DOUGLAS




Contact:   Ellen LeMond-Holman
           McDonnell Douglas Corporation
          (314) 232-6496


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

               RONALD THOMPSON NOMINATED FOR ELECTION TO
                 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

     ST. LOUIS, March 25, 1994 -- Ronald L. Thompson, 44, has been
nominated for election to the board of directors of McDonnell Douglas
Corp.  If elected, his position would become effective April 22, 1994.

     Thompson has been chairman of the board and president of The GR
Group Inc. since acquiring the company, then known as General Railroad
Equipment and Services Inc., in 1980.

     Thompson also is currently chairman and chief executive officer of
Midwest Stamping and Manufacturing Co., a subsidiary of The GR Group
Inc., in Bowling Green, Ohio.

     After purchasing The GR Group, Thompson successfully repositioned
the company as a holding company in new markets and operations.  Prior
to 1980 he served as chairman and chief executive officer of Evaluation
Technologies Inc., a professional and technical services firm.  In
addition, Thompson has served on the faculty of Old Dominion
University, Virginia State College and the University of Michigan.

     Born and raised in Michigan, Thompson received a bachelor's degree
in business administration from the University of Michigan.  He also
received a master's degree and doctorate in philosophy in agricultural
economics from Michigan State University.

     In October 1989, Thompson was presented with the U.S. Department
of Commerce's National Minority Entrepreneur of the Year Award by
President George Bush.  Other honors include the Distinguished Service
To Education Award, presented by Harris-Stowe State College in 1991,
and the Distinguished Community Service Award, presented by Southern
Illinois University at Edwardsville in 1990.

     Thompson is on the board of directors of Illinois Power Co. and
the National Association of Manufacturers.  In addition, he is active
in numerous civic organizations serving on the board of trustees of
Washington University, as a director of Parents As Teachers National
Center Inc., the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis and St. Louis
Children's Hospital.

EX-99

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                                         March 28, 1994


Securities and Exchange Commission
Operations Center
Stop 0-7
6432 General Green Way
Alexandria, VA  22312

     Re:  Proxy Solicitation Materials for McDonnell Douglas Corporation's
          (the "Company") 1994 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     Pursuant to Rule 14a-6(b), enclosed (via EDGAR transmission) please
find a copy of a press release relating to the nomination of Ronald L.
Thompson for election to the Company's Board of Directors.

     Copies of the press release are also being mailed to the New York and
Pacific Stock Exchanges today.  If you have any questions regarding the
enclosed material, please call me at (314) 232-2158.


                                Very truly yours,



                                Eric R. Fencl
                                Counsel


cc:  New York Stock Exchange (5 copies of enclosure)
     Pacific Stock Exchange (4 copies of enclosure)