Boeing Company -- Employees
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Scope Note: Use for any collections containing items related to employment at The Boeing Company.
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Wimpress, John (Part 2) - 2017-12-07, 2017
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[From transcript] In this second interview (part 2 of 3), John talks about his recollections of the Pearl Harbor attack and of the German achievements in aeronautical engineering. He also discusses his time at Boeing and the role he played in many of Boeing's major aircraft products: the 707, 720, 727, SST, and the 747. Table of Contents: Introduction -- Memories of December 7, 1941 -- Germans ahead in aeronautical engineering -- Boeing 707-320 wing -- Boeing 720 -- Boeing 727 --...
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2017
Wimpress, John (Part 4) - 2018-02-08, 2018
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Table of Contents: Participation in the 757 Project -- The T-Tail issue -- Fix a noisy cockpit -- A different forward body needed -- Weight is always an issue -- A great team -- A big engine problem -- Engine must be quiet -- Stretch the 757? -- The continuing development of the 737 -- What does the future hold for aviation? -- Retirement & Boeing layoffs.
Dates:
2018
Wygle, Brien S. -- oral history interview, 2013 November 13
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Test pilot Brien Wygle is interviewed about his decade-spanning career in the aviation industry. He describes his flight experiences prior to his work at Boeing, including his RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) service as a transport pilot during and after World War II and his time as an airline pilot with Queen Charlotte Airlines. He then discusses his test pilot career at the Boeing Company and his involvement with various aircraft, including the Boeing B-47 Stratojet, B-52 Stratofortress,...
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2013 November 13