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FROM THE FLYING PIONEERS BIOGRAPHIES OF HAROLD E. MOREHOUSE 

WILLIAM E. BOEING 

Pioneer Founder of the Boeing Aircraft Company 

William E. Boeing was born in Detroit, Michigan, October 1, 1881 of wealthy parents who had [[strikethrough]]having [[/strikethrough]] timber and mining holdings in Minnesota. He attended public and private schools and two years at Sheffield Scientific School,[strikethrough]]at[[/strikethrough]] Yale University.

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     In 1903, at age 22, Boeing went west where he acquired timber holdings of his own at Gray's Harbor on the Washington coast.

     In 1908 he moved to Seattle, where he began to develope an interest in things mechanical. The early reports of flying interested him and he attended the first Los Angeles Aviation Meet at Domingues Field, held January 10th to 20th, 1910, [[strikethrough]]to see for himself IF[[/strikethrough]]and saw that man could fly. He tried, but failed, a get an airplane ride and returned to Seattle greatly impressed by what he had seen.

     Some time later Boeing met Navy Lieutenant Conrad Westervelt, also an aviation enthusiast, who was on official assignment in that area. Their friendship and aviation interest grew [[strikethrough]]then[[/strikethrough]] Early on 1915
Montana aviator T. T. Maroney started flying a Curtiss hydro from the water off Seattle's nearby Lake Washington to carry passengers and conduct a flying school. Boeing and Westervelt had a ride with Maroney and both were delighted and greatly enthused with the

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