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B & W Takeoff
B & W Launched from Ramp
B & W Pulled up a Ramp
B & W Wing Frame
B & W Taxiing on Water
Pulling a B & W up the Lake Union Hangar Ramp
B & W on the Water by a Ramp
Boeing B & W Takes Flight
B & W on the Water
B & W on Lake Union, Washington
Mounted Engine of B & W
B & W starting New Zealand Mail Run
B&W Cockpit Detail
Boeing Everett Factory Construction Framing B&W
Boeing Everett Factory Construction Puget Sound in Background B&W
B-1/Model 6 in Hangar
Rebuilt B-1 in Water
B-1 Mail Plane on Lake Union
Boeing Flying Boat, Model B-1, 1924
Boeing Model C on Lake Union
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B & W in Flight
The B & W was the first Boeing product, named after the initials of its designers, William Boeing and Navy Lt. Conrad Westervelt. The first B & W, completed in June 1916, was made of wood, linen and wire. Similar to the Martin trainer that Boeing owned, the B & W had, among other improvements, better pontoons and a more powerful engine. The two B & Ws were offered to the U.S. Navy. When the Navy did not buy them, they were sold to the New Zealand Flying School and became the company's first international sale. The B & Ws later were used for New Zealand express and airmail deliveries, set a New Zealand altitude record of 6,500 feet on June 25, 1919, and made that country's first official airmail flight on Dec. 16, 1919.
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BI22482
Boeing ID
p22
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