Renton Factory Workers Begin Construction of the Dash 80

Tex Johnston in the Flight Deck of the Dash 80

Dash 80 Rollout

William E. Boeing and William M. Allen Inspect the Dash 80 Assembly

First Flight of the Dash 80

Dash 80 First Flight Crew, Tex Johnston, Bert Binegar, and Dix Loesch in the Flight Deck

Tex Johnston in the Flight Deck of the Dash 80

Boeing Engineers with the Dash 80

William Patterson (L), and William Allen, 4-27-1954

Dash 80 Parked with KC-97

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The Boeing Company invested $16 million (two-thirds of the company's net profits from the post-war years) to build the Dash 80 prototype for a long-range jet aircraft. It was developed in secrecy and designated Model 367-80 to disguise it as merely an improved version of the C-97 Stratofreighter. It had jet engines and swept wings, and was very different from the straight-wing, propeller-powered Stratofreighter.

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