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B & W on the Water
B & W on the Water 
B & W on the Water by a Ramp
B & W on the Water by a Ramp 
B & W Takeoff
B & W Takeoff 
B & W on Lake Union, Washington
B & W on Lake Union, Washington 
B & W Pulled up a Ramp
B & W Pulled up a Ramp 
B & W Launched from Ramp
B & W Launched from Ramp 
B & W starting New Zealand Mail Run
B & W starting New Zealand Mail Run 
B & W Wing Frame
B & W Wing Frame 
B & W in Flight
B & W in Flight 
Mounted Engine of B & W
Mounted Engine of B & W 
Pulling a B & W up the Lake Union Hangar Ramp
Pulling a B & W up the Lake Union Hangar Ramp 
Rebuilt B-1 in Water
Rebuilt B-1 in Water 
Boeing Model C on Lake Union
Boeing Model C on Lake Union 
B&W Cockpit Detail
B&W Cockpit Detail 
Boeing B & W Takes Flight
Boeing B & W Takes Flight 
B-1 Mail Plane on Lake Union
B-1 Mail Plane on Lake Union 
Two Bathing Beauties Sitting on B-1 Replica
Two Bathing Beauties Sitting on B-1 Replica 
C-4, C-1F, and C-700 at Boeing Lake Union Hangar
C-4, C-1F, and C-700 at Boeing Lake Union Hangar 
Two Women Posing with B-1 Replica
Two Women Posing with B-1 Replica 
William Boeing, and Others on Floating Model C
William Boeing, and Others on Floating Model C 
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B & W Taxiing on Water

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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Unique identifier BI22480 
Boeing ID p21 
Type Image 
Size 5996px × 4582px   26MB 
License type RM 
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