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Two Women Posing with B-1 Replica
Two Women Posing with B-1 Replica 
Two Bathing Beauties Sitting on B-1 Replica
Two Bathing Beauties Sitting on B-1 Replica 
B-1 Mail Plane on Lake Union
B-1 Mail Plane on Lake Union 
Boeing Flying Boat, Model B-1, 1924
Boeing Flying Boat, Model B-1, 1924 
Boeing Flying Boat, Model B-1, circa 1919
Boeing Flying Boat, Model B-1, circa 1919 
B & W on the Water by a Ramp
B & W on the Water by a Ramp 
B-1 Civil Flying Boat on Water
B-1 Civil Flying Boat on Water 
B & W Wing Frame
B & W Wing Frame 
Mounted Engine of B & W
Mounted Engine of B & W 
William Boeing, and Others on Floating Model C
William Boeing, and Others on Floating Model C 
Man on B-1/Model 6 Mail Plane
Man on B-1/Model 6 Mail Plane 
C-4, C-1F, and C-700 at Boeing Lake Union Hangar
C-4, C-1F, and C-700 at Boeing Lake Union Hangar 
B-1/Model 6 in Hangar
B-1/Model 6 in Hangar 
B & W Pulled up a Ramp
B & W Pulled up a Ramp 
Boeing B-1E Model 204
Boeing B-1E Model 204 
Model Airplane of B-1, Model 6
Model Airplane of B-1, Model 6 
B & W Launched from Ramp
B & W Launched from Ramp 
Pulling a B & W up the Lake Union Hangar Ramp
Pulling a B & W up the Lake Union Hangar Ramp 
Boeing B-1E Model 204A Flying Boat
Boeing B-1E Model 204A Flying Boat 
Boeing B-1E, Model 204 Flying Boat
Boeing B-1E, Model 204 Flying Boat 
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Rebuilt B-1 in Water

After the war, Boeing designed its first commercial airplane with the vast water areas of the Northwest in mind. The B-1 was a conventional pusher flying boat that could carry a pilot and two passengers as well as mail or cargo. The hull was laminated wood verneer, and the wing frames were spruce and plywood. Although a good airplane, the B-1 did not sell well because the market was overwhelmed with cheap war-surplus aircraft. The only B-1 built was sold to Eddie Hubbard, who was awarded one of the first airmail contracts. Flying more than 350,000 miles over a span of 8 years, the B-1 wore out six engines shuttling mail between Victoria, British Columbia and Seattle. 
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Unique identifier BI211392 
Boeing ID p11453 
Type Image 
Size 5100px × 3950px   19MB 
License type RM 
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