Scarff, Wayland Labatt
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Biographical Note: Wayland Labatt Scarff
Wayland Labatt Scarff was a steamfitter and mechanic for the fledgling Boeing Company from approximately 1915 to 1917 and was closely acquainted with Boeing test pilot Edward “Eddie” Hubbard. He was the father of Robert W/ and John Bowen Scarff.
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Scarff, John Bowen -- oral history interview, 2017 May 06
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Interview Summary
U.S. Navy veteran John Bowen Scarff is interviewed about his father, Wayland Labatt Scarff, and about his military service after World War II. He discusses his father’s career at the fledgling Boeing Company in the mid-1910s and his work at Boeing Plant 1, also known as the Red Barn. Scarff also provides an overview of his military service in the postwar period, including his enlistment at Sand Point Naval Air Station (Washington) and his aviation machinist training at Norman Naval Air Station...