SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934




Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)     July 25, 1997

                          McDonnell Douglas Corporation
                Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter


Maryland                            1-3685                            43-0400674
(State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission                       (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)                File Number)                Identification No.)


                   Post Office Box 516, St. Louis, Missouri           63166-0516
                   (Address of Principal Executive Offices)           (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code               (314) 232-0232
                                                   ----------------------------


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                    INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Item 5.           Other Events.

         On July 25, 1997, the  shareholders  of McDonnell  Douglas  Corporation
(the  "Company")  approved  the merger of West  Acquisition  Corp.  ("Sub"),  a
wholly-owned  subsidiary  of The Boeing  Company  ("Boeing"),  into the Company,
pursuant to which the Company will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boeing.

         On July 30, 1997, the proposed  merger received final approval from the
European Commission.

         On July 31, 1997, the Company and Sub filed Articles of Merger with the
State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland. The merger will become
effective at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on August 1, 1997.


                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                         McDonnell Douglas Corporation
                                                (Registrant)


July 31, 1997                        By:  /s/ Steven N. Frank
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(Date)                                   Steven N. Frank
                                         Vice President, Associate General
                                         Counsel and Secretary
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)     July 25, 1997

                          McDonnell Douglas Corporation
                Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter

Maryland                            1-3685                            43-0400674
(State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission                       (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)                File Number)                Identification No.)

                   Post Office Box 516, St. Louis, Missouri           63166-0516
                   (Address of Principal Executive Offices)           (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code               (314) 232-0232
                                                   ----------------------------
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Item 5.           Other Events.

         On July 25, 1997, the  shareholders  of McDonnell  Douglas  Corporation
(the  "Company")  approved  the merger of West  Acquisition  Corp.  ("Sub"),  a
wholly-owned  subsidiary  of The Boeing  Company  ("Boeing"),  into the Company,
pursuant to which the Company will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boeing.

         On July 30, 1997, the proposed  merger received final approval from the
European Commission.

         On July 31, 1997, the Company and Sub filed Articles of Merger with the
State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland. The merger will become
effective at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on August 1, 1997.

                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                         McDonnell Douglas Corporation
                                                (Registrant)

July 31, 1997                        By:  /s/ Steven N. Frank
------------------                       --------------------------------------
(Date)                                   Steven N. Frank
                                         Vice President, Associate General
                                         Counsel and Secretary