Boeing Dash 80 jet transport prototype
Title
Boeing Dash 80 jet transport prototype
Description
Eddie Rickenbacker with a group of men at a dinner held by the Beoing Aircraft Company at the 21 Club in New York City . From left to right are: unidentified , Rickenbacker , W.A . Patterson , former president of United Airlines , and Charles Froesch , from Eastern Air Lines . The Boeing Aircraft Company's Dash 80 was being flown to Dulles International Airport near Washington , D.C . and donated to the National Air and Space Museum . The Boeing Dash 80 jet transport prototype plane led to the development of the KC-135 Stratotanker and the 707 .
Creator
Unknown
Publisher
Auburn University Libraries
Date
1972-05-25
Decade
1970s
LC Subject Headings
Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973 Boeing Aircraft Company Boeing airplanes Jet planes Eastern Air Lines, inc. United Airlines 21 (Restaurant : New York) Airplanes Aeronautics -- United States Aeronautics, Commercial Airlines -- United States
Subject Headings
Patterson, William Allen, 1899-
Format
JPEG
Type
Image
Technical Information
Black and White Photo
Accession Number
101-96-066-2-264
Collection
Eddie Rickenbacker Papers
Repository
Auburn University . Special Collections and Archives
Language
eng
Rights
This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.
Submitted by
Abernethy , Lynn
Date Submitted
2006-07-31
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