The Story of the Boeing Company

Boeing's family tree reads like a Who's Who of American aviation history, with milestones ranging from the Douglas World Cruisers that completed the first around-the-world flight, to the Boeing B-17 and B-29 and the North American Aviation P-51 of World War II. This book is The Story of the Boeing Company and of the shared heritage of the predecessor firms that have combined to form what is today the largest aerospace company in the world. Details the stories of the individual companies that today make up Boeing - Boeing, Douglas, McDonnell, North American Aviation, and Hughes Space & Communications - beginning with the birth of the company in 1916, just 13 years after the Wright brothers' first flight, and continuing through nine decades of innovation in commercial, defense, and space flight. Contains many never-before-seen photographs. The company has been responsible for a number of important aviation achievements, including the Boeing B-17, B-29, 707 and 747; the Douglas World Cruisers and DC-3; the McDonnell F-4 Phantom II; the North American P-51; and the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo spacecraft.Hardcover - 11' x 11' - 288 pages - 308 color, 103 b/w