Tex Johnston and the Dash 80 Crew with William M. Allen

William Allen and Bertha Boeing Christen Dash 80

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

William E. Boeing chats with Bill Allen at Dash 80 Christening, 1954

William Allen with First KC-135 Stratotanker Crew

William Allen at KC-135 Stratotanker Rollout

Dash 80 Rollout

Bertha and Bill William E. Boeing Christening the Model 40A

Tex Johnston in the Flight Deck of the Dash 80

Dash 80 Parked with KC-97

Dash 80 and B-52 Fly Over KC-135 Rollout, with KC-97 in Background

William M. Allen with Models of Jet Transport

Restored Dash 80

KC-135 Stratotanker and the Dash 80

The Dash 80 in Flight

Tex Johnston in the Flight Deck of the Dash 80

Dash 80 in Hangar

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

America entered the era of jet transportation on July 15, 1954, when the Boeing “Dash 80” prototype for both the KC-135 military tanker and the Model 707 commercial jet transport made its maiden flight from Renton Field, south of Seattle, Wash. The 144-foot-long Model 707 followed the KC-135 into production. On Oct. 26, 1958, Pan American World Airways inaugurated transatlantic 707 jet service between New York and Paris. Boeing custom-designed the 707s to meet a variety of airline requirements, including the 9-foot-shorter 720 for short to medium routes. The long-range 707-320 Intercontinental transport was most ordered and also was modified to become the first “Air Force One” presidential aircraft, as well as for the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) and the E-6 submarine communications system.

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Unique identifier BI27308

Boeing ID p13897

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Size 5100px × 3950px 19MB

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