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Dash 80 and 727s in Boeing Hangar
Dash 80 and 727s in Boeing Hangar 
Dash 80 and 727s on Flight Apron
Dash 80 and 727s on Flight Apron 
Dash 80 and 727s in Hangar
Dash 80 and 727s in Hangar 
Dash 80 (707 Prototype) on Field
Dash 80 (707 Prototype) on Field 
Dash 80 Parked with KC-97
Dash 80 Parked with KC-97 
Dash 80 Rollout
Dash 80 Rollout 
Renton Factory Workers Begin Construction of the Dash 80
Renton Factory Workers Begin Construction of the Dash 80 
Dash 80 Rollout
Dash 80 Rollout 
Dash 80 in Flight
Dash 80 in Flight 
Mrs. William Boeing Christens the Boeing Dash 80 Prototype
Mrs. William Boeing Christens the Boeing Dash 80 Prototype 
Dash 80 in Flight Over City
Dash 80 in Flight Over City 
Dash 80 707 Prototype Prior to Rollout
Dash 80 707 Prototype Prior to Rollout 
Dash 80 707 Prototype Rollout
Dash 80 707 Prototype Rollout 
The Dash 80 in Flight
The Dash 80 in Flight 
Dash 80 in Flight Over Water
Dash 80 in Flight Over Water 
Dash 80 in Flight with CX Gear
Dash 80 in Flight with CX Gear 
Dash 80 Rollout Ceremony
Dash 80 Rollout Ceremony 
Restored Dash 80
Restored Dash 80 
Boeing Engineers with the Dash 80
Boeing Engineers with the Dash 80 
Painting the Dash 80 Nose
Painting the Dash 80 Nose 
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Dash 80 on Renton Tarmac

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 BI221905 
Boeing ID k3351 
Type Image 
Size 5100px × 4050px   59MB 
License type RM 
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