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Tex Johnston in the Flight Deck of the Dash 80
Tex Johnston in the Flight Deck of the Dash 80 
Dash 80 in Flight
Dash 80 in Flight 
Tex Johnston in the Flight Deck of the Dash 80
Tex Johnston in the Flight Deck of the Dash 80 
Dash 80 First Flight Takeoff
Dash 80 First Flight Takeoff 
Dash 80, Prototype of the 707, Takes its First Flight
Dash 80, Prototype of the 707, Takes its First Flight
Dash 80 Rollout
Dash 80 Rollout 
The Dash 80 in Flight
The Dash 80 in Flight 
Dash 80 First Flight Crew, Tex Johnston, Bert Binegar, and Dix Loesch in the Flight Deck
Dash 80 First Flight Crew, Tex Johnston, Bert Binegar, and Dix Loesch in the Flight Deck 
Dash 80 First Flight Takeoff
Dash 80 First Flight Takeoff 
Dash 80 in Flight
Dash 80 in Flight 
Renton Factory Workers Begin Construction of the Dash 80
Renton Factory Workers Begin Construction of the Dash 80 
Dash 80 First Flight Takeoff
Dash 80 First Flight Takeoff 
Above the Dash 80
Above the Dash 80 
Dash 80 Prototype in Flight
Dash 80 Prototype in Flight 
Dash 80 Parked with KC-97
Dash 80 Parked with KC-97 
Dash 80 in Flight
Dash 80 in Flight 
Dash 80 Rollout
Dash 80 Rollout 
Dash 80 in Flight Over City
Dash 80 in Flight Over City 
The Dash 80 in Flight
The Dash 80 in Flight 
First Dash 80
First Dash 80 
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First Flight of the Dash 80

The Boeing Company invested $16 million (two-thirds of the company's net profits from the post-war years) to build the Dash 80 prototype for a long-range jet aircraft. It was developed in secrecy and designated Model 367-80 to disguise it as an improved version of the C-97 Stratofreigther. It was subsequently nicknamed the "Dash 80," had jet engines and swept wings, and was very different from the straight-wing, propeller-powered Stratofreighter. Because the prototype was constructed to sell first as a military-tanker transport, it had few windows and no seats, but had two large cargo doors. A week after its first flight, the Air Force ordered 29 tanker versions, the KC-135. 
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Unique identifier BI221885 
Boeing ID k2337 
Type Image 
Size 5100px × 4900px   23MB 
License type RM 
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