Boeing history chronology

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1940 March: McDonnell responds to an Army Air Corps request for a proposal for fighter construction.
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Boeing delivers Pan American Airways its first Model 307 Stratoliners.
William E. Boeing buys the prototype DC-5 and names it Rover.
North American Aviation begins producing 320 Mustangs for Great Britain.
The first production Douglas scout bomber (SBD) is flown prior to delivery Sept. 6. to the U.S. Navy.
The aircraft is given the name “Dauntless.”
Boeing is allocated $85,652 by the Army Air Corps for further design and wind tunnel tests of Model
345, basis for the B-29 bomber.
The Douglas XB-19, an experimental long-range bomber, makes its first flight. A one-of-a-kind flying
laboratory, it is the largest American landplane flown during World War II. During five years of test and
evaluation, the big plane provides valuable information for the design of other large aircraft, such as
the Boeing B-29 and the Convair B-36.
Three Boeing Stratoliners start flying Latin American routes for Pan American.
The first Boeing Trans World Airlines Stratoliner flies from New York to Los Angeles in 12 hours,18 minutes.
Boeing history chronology
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