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William E. Boeing ( October 1, 1881 - September 28, 1956) was the aviation pioneer who founded the Boeing Company.He was born in Detroit, Michigan to a wealthy timber merchant.
While president of Greenwood Logging Company , Boeing travelled to Seattle, where during the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in 1909, Boeing saw a manned flying machine for the first time and became fascinated with aircraft.
In 1916, Boeing founded Pacific Aero Products. When America entered the First World War in April 1917Events January 2 The Royal Bank of Canada takes over Quebec Bank. January 22 World War I: President Woodrow Wilson calls for "peace without victory" in Europe. January 25 The Danish West Indies is sold to the United States for $25 million January 25 Anti-, Boeing changed the name of Pacific Aero Products to Boeing Airplane Company and obtained orders from the United States NavyThe United States Navy USN is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. Navy consists of slightly fewer than 300 ships and over 4,000 operational aircraft. It has over a half million men and women on active or ready re for 50 planes. At the end of the war, Boeing began to concentrate on commercial aircraft, secured contracts to supply airmailAirmail (or air mail is mail that is transported by aircraft. It typically arrives more quickly than surface mail, and costs more to send. Airmail may be the only option for sending mail to some destinations, such as overseas, if the mail cannot wait the service and built a successful airmail operation.
In 1934Events January-April January 1 Alcatraz becomes a federal prison. January 7 First Flash Gordon comic strip is published. January 10 Execution of Marinus van der Lubbe January 24 Einstein visits White House January 26 The Apollo Theater opens in Harlem, Ne, the United StatesThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in government accused him of monopolistic practicesAntitrust is also the name for a movie, see Antitrust. Antitrust or Competition laws legislate against trade practices which undermine competitiveness or are considered to be unfair. The term antitrust derives from the US law which was originally formulat. He was ordered to break up his company into three separate entities: United Aircraft Company , Boeing Airplane Company, and United Air LinesBoeing 777 taking off at Schiphol, Amsterdam. Airbus A320-200. In early 2004, the color scheme shown here was superseded. United Airlines (UAL) is an American airline, the second largest in the world, after American Airlines. Based in Elk Grove Village, I.
Boeing retired from the aircraft industry in 1934Events January-April January 1 Alcatraz becomes a federal prison. January 7 First Flash Gordon comic strip is published. January 10 Execution of Marinus van der Lubbe January 24 Einstein visits White House January 26 The Apollo Theater opens in Harlem, Ne. He spent the remainder of his years in property development and thoroughbred horseThis article discusses ungulate mammals. For other meanings of horse see Horse (disambiguation). The Horse Equus caballus is a large ungulate mammal, one of the seven modern species of the genus Equus''. It has long played an important role in transportat breeding.
References
- Carl Cleveland , Boeing Trivia, (Seattle: CMC Books , 1989)
- Harold Mansfield , Vision: A Saga of the Sky ( Duell, Sloan and Pearce , 1956)
- Robert Serling , Legend & Legacy: The Story of Boeing and Its People (New York: St. Martins Press , 1992)
Boeing, William
Boeing, William
