Mike Lombardi, Boeing corporate historian, says the entire company was involved in selling the 707. But the stunt didn’t hurt, he says. “I think the legend of the barrel roll has grown bigger ...

In the 1950s, the American Boeing aircraft company wanted to pioneer civilian jet aircraft with its innovative Boeing 707. As part of its prototype demonstration program, the President of Boeing ...

A: The incident you are referring to is Tex Johnston's roll of the prototype Boeing 707 at Seafair in Seattle. Yes, it is possible, but that is the only time I know of it being done.

With Mount Rainier as a backdrop, a Boeing 707 Omega tanker does a fly-by at Boeing Field at 7:07 p.m. before landing. (Photograph by Grant M. Haller 7/07/2007) ...

A: Yes, very early in the Boeing 707’s development, pilot Tex Johnson rolled the demonstration airplane over the Seattle Seafair. While physics may permit such a maneuver, good judgment would not.

1954: The Boeing 367-80 makes its first flight from Renton Field southeast of Seattle. The jet-powered airliner will become the Boeing 707 and usher in the jet age for passenger travel. Boeing was ...

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On Friday, May 14, 1954, just after 4 p.m., the “Model 707” prototype – also known as the “Dash 80” – debuted at the Boeing factory in Renton on the shores of Lake Washington.