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Boeing

Title

Boeing / John Fredrickson.

Author

Fredrickson, John

Publication

Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2016]
©2016

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Description

127 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.

Summary

In 1916, an airplane company was established in the previous Heath shipyard along the Duwamish River, situated a short distance south of Seattle's Elliott Bay. Work on the first two airplanes was already well underway as the articles of incorporation for Pacific Aero Products Company established three Seattle residents as the principals, William E. Boeing, James Foley, and Edgar Gott. The companys diverse crew included men with woodworking skills, women with expertise in sewing fabric, and an American-educated Chinese aeronautical engineer named Wong Tsu. A century later, Boeing is synonymous with commercial aviation, military products, and feats in space.

Series Statement

Images of aviation

Uniform Title

Images of aviation

Subject

Genre/Form

History.
Pictorial works.

Contents

Pacific Aero Products Company -- Early years -- Great Depression -- World War II -- Cold War -- Jet age -- Last supper -- Welcome to Charleston.

ISBN

9781467116992
1467116998

LCCN

2016903346

OCLC

ocn944086846
SCSB-9440159

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library