Boeing history chronology

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1962 North American’s Dutch Kindelberger passes away and Lee Atwood succeeds Kindelberger as chairman
of the board.
Jan. 24:
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Sept. 18:
The success of the McDonnell Phantom in Navy service leads the Air Force to borrow 29 F4Hs from
the Navy for test and evaluation under the designation F-110A Spectre.
In the first orbital flight of a McDonnell-built Mercury spacecraft, John Glenn becomes the first American
to orbit the Earth.
The last Boeing B-52H, the eighth and final version of the intercontinental bomber, rolls out of Wichita, Kan.,
to be delivered to the Air Force Oct. 26.
First McDonnell F4H Phantom IIs are delivered to a Marine Corps squadron, VMF(AW)-314.
A Douglas-built Delta rocket launches into orbit the first privately built satellite (AT&T’s Telstar) for the first
television transmission by satellite.
Boeing launches its first prototype hydrofoil, the High Point.
With the changes in military designations, the McDonnell F-110A becomes the F-4C and the Spectre
name is discarded.
Nov. 27: The first production 727-100 rolls out. It will make its first flight Feb. 9, 1963.
Boeing history chronology
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