Boeing Model 367-80 (707 Prototype)
Subject
Subject Source: Nasm
Scope Note: Aircraft
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Karl Martinez Dash-80 Barrel Roll Film
Collection — Box Film Box 1, Reel: 1
Identifier: 1993-05-29
Contents of the Collection
The Karl Martinez Dash-80 Film consists of one home movie-style film of Boeing Company test pilot Alvin “Tex” Johnston performing a barrel roll of the Boeing 367-80, a prototype of the Boeing 707, over the 1955 Seafair Gold Cup Hydroplane races.The footage begins with scenes of hydroplanes and boats on Lake Washington, spectators on boats, and a U.S. Navy airship with the text "Join the U.S. Naval Air Reserve / Be a Naval Aviation Cadet" on its gasbag. The barrel roll footage...
Dates:
1955 August 6
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Samuel Lewis "Lew" Wallick Boeing Test Pilot Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2024-05-08
Overview
The Samuel Lewis "Lew" Wallick Boeing Test Pilot Collection documents the career and personal life of test pilot Lew Wallick. The collection contains both visual and textual materials that date from 1928 to 2018, with the bulk from 1954 to 1984. These documents bring to light Wallick’s work testing and demonstrating aircraft for the Boeing Company, with an emphasis on his contributions to Boeing's Model 700 commercial jetliner series. Also present are records on his involvement in the P-12...
Dates:
1928-2018
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives