Bill Boeing

"f86sabre" (f86sabre) 11/27/2015 at 22:20 • Filed to: Planelopnik

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Bill and Eddie Hubbard after completing the first international mail flight in 1919 between Vancouver, BC and Seattle. Big things start somewhere.

ttyymmnn > f86sabre 11/27/2015 at 22:29

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I was surprised to learn that William Boeing left his company in 1934, before it really became successful, and went into real estate and horse breeding. It seems a bit odd that his name is still on the company after all these years.

f86sabre > ttyymmnn 11/27/2015 at 22:41

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He was involved in a lot of things. They still had him around the factory from time to time after he stepped away and the family were in the board.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > ttyymmnn 11/27/2015 at 23:51

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I thought his son took it on though?

ttyymmnn > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 11/27/2015 at 23:52

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I don't know.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > ttyymmnn 11/27/2015 at 23:57

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I could be confusing them with Douglas (Donald/Donald Jr.) since they were each other’s main competitors, but I’m pretty sure there was a Boeing in the company for longer than that.

Could be wrong though.