Boeing history chronology

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1963 Feb. 27: The first flight of Hughes OH-6A Cayuse light observation helicopter.
July 26:
Aug. 22:
Sept. 15:
Nov. 3:
Nov. 20:
Dec. 20:
First Hughes Space & Communications Synchronous Communications (Syncom) satellite is launched
atop a Douglas Delta launch vehicle.
The North American X-15 rocket plane reaches its highest altitude of 354,200 feet.
The Boeing Airplane Division announces it will bid on the U.S. supersonic transport (SST) program.
A Boeing 727 completes a 76,000-mile world tour to 26 countries.
The first McDonnell-built Air Force Phantoms, F-4Cs, are delivered to a Tactical Air Command squadron.
NASA selects Boeing to build eight Lunar Orbiter spacecraft to take close-range photographs of the moon.
1964 Feb. 4: Boeing starts building a space center in Kent, Wash.
April:
June 8:
Sept. 24:
November:
Boeing and Lockheed are selected to design the SST.
The Air Force dispatches 14 North American F-100 Super Sabres to Danang Air Base for the Vietnam Conflict.
Minuteman II is first launched at Cape Kennedy, Fla.
The Hughes Model XV-9A Hot Cycle helicopter makes its first flight.
Boeing history chronology
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