In 1932, the Northrop Corporation had been formed as a partly owned subsidiary of Douglas and by 1937, the Northrop Model 8 became known as the Douglas 8A produced in the El Segundo Division of Douglas aircraft.
En 1932 Northrop Corporation formouse como unha subsidiaria propiedade parcialmente de Douglas e en 1937 o Northrop Model 8 pasou a ser coñecido como o Douglas 8A fabricado na división de El Segundo de Douglas.