Dates

• Existence: 1906 - 1990

Biographical Note

George Becvar was born in Denver, Colorado on September 30, 1906 to Charles Becvar, Sr., an immigrant from Bohemia (in the modern Czech Republic). The family (which included George's brothers Lou and Chuck) eventually moved to Seattle, Washington and settled on a small farm outside of Kent, Washington.

The family settled into their farm, and their father also worked as a machinist, a trade he had learned in Bohemia. The boys also developed an interest in machinery, and eventually turned this interest into a fascination with flight. George signed up for the full course at the Rankin School of Flying in Portland, Oregon in August 1927, and completed his training in October. He then created the Kent Flying Service, which trained new pilots, made deliveries, and dropped advertisements from the air. The three Becvar brothers ended up joining the Boeing Company in the 1930s, and they all retired in the 1970s, having collectively accumulated nearly 105 years of service at Boeing.

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