Boeing Field

Images of Aviation

by Cory Graff

Even before there were runways, the area south of the city of Seattle was Washington's aviation hub. Charles Hamilton, a daredevil dubbed "Crazy Man of the Air," became the first flyer in the state when he coaxed his Curtiss biplane into the sky over Meadows Racetrack in 1910. He promptly crashed. With the help of William Boeing and his growing aviation company, Boeing Field opened in 1928. In those early days, brave air travelers could hitch a ride along with bags of mail in cold, noisy biplanes. Bigger, better aircraft soon followed, but wartime intervened. Thousands of Flying Fortress bombers emerged from Boeing's Plant 2 at the edge of the airfield and winged off to war. In the years after, Boeing Field served a dazzling array of winged machines--from the smallest Piper Cub to Air Force One.

Genres: History

128 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 6, 2008

Reviews

[John E · Rating 4 out of 5]

Arcadia books are fun. And this one is special for me after retiring from Boeing I spend much time at the Museum of Flight at Boeing Field.

[MrsEnginerd · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gave the book 4 stars because it only covers history until 2006 ish, which was disappointing. It's missing Boeing's 100 anniversary and the upgrades to the Museum of Flight and Boeing buildings. It is worth the price for the content. Wish the pictures were in color.

[James V. Sweeney · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very interesting, a photo history of Boeing aviation. A delight to read and study.


A very interesting photo history of Boeing aviation. A delight to view these old photos with great interesting captions
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[Allen Nation · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great pictorial history. This book cover the long history of aviation at Boeing, starting with the settling of the Dumanish valley. So many other books like this at arcadiapublishing.com

[Kayla · Rating 5 out of 5]

My dad has a collection of these books, but I've never thought they looked very interesting. After reading a few other Boeing-themed books, I decided to give this one a try, and I'm glad I did. It has lots of photos and added so much to the stories I had recently read. I've lived in the Seattle area most of my life (my dad works for Boeing), and Boeing is a big deal over here; it's hard not to feel some pride for that legacy.

[Bryan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice collection.