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

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

William Allen at KC-135 Stratotanker Rollout

William Allen at KC-135 Stratotanker Rollout

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

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

William M. Allen Speech at the Dash 80 Rollout Ceremony

William M. Allen Speech at the Dash 80 Rollout Ceremony

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

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

William Allen with First KC-135 Stratotanker Crew

William Allen with First KC-135 Stratotanker Crew

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

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

William M. Allen with Models of Jet Transport

William M. Allen with Models of Jet Transport

Dash 80 Rollout Ceremony

Dash 80 Rollout Ceremony

Dash 80 Rollout

Dash 80 Rollout

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

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

Dash 80 707 Prototype Rollout

Dash 80 707 Prototype Rollout

Dash 80 Rollout

Dash 80 Rollout

Painting the Dash 80 Nose

Painting the Dash 80 Nose

Dash 80 Engine Maintenance

Dash 80 Engine Maintenance

Boeing Engineers with the Dash 80

Boeing Engineers with the Dash 80

Dash 80 in Hangar

Dash 80 in Hangar

Dash 80 707 Prototype Prior to Rollout

Dash 80 707 Prototype Prior to Rollout

Dash 80 in Hangar

Dash 80 in Hangar

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

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

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William Allen and Bertha Boeing Christen Dash 80

Seventy-two-year-old William Boeing came back to visit his former company for the May 14, 1954, rollout of the Model 367-80 at the Renton, Wash., plant. His wife, Bertha, christened the yellow and brown airplane with real champagne, and the Renton High School band played the Air Force theme. It was the prototype for the 707 passenger jet and the KC-135 jet tanker and would be the first member of the "700" family of commercial and military jets.

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Unique identifier BI218118

Boeing ID p14189

Type Image

Size 4584px × 3619px 15MB

License type RM

business executives

Dash 80 (Model 367-80)

half-length views

historic significance

one of a kind aircraft

production milestones

publicity events

Renton Assembly Plant

right side views

rollout ceremonies

stairs, lifts and ladders

structural systems

vintage / retro