William Edward Boeing

	WILLIAM EDWARD BOEING U.S. Aero Industrialist - Air Transportation Pioneer
	Born Detroit, Michigan, October 1, 1881, William Boeing learned to fly under Glenn Martin in 1911. In 1916 he founded Pacific Aero Products Corporation, after building and flying his first aircraft. During World War I Boeing provided the U.S. Navy with 50 trainer aircraft. A postwar U.S. Army Air Services order for 50 pursuit planes assured the future of the now Boeing Airplane Company. In 1919 he became involved in U.S. mail flying which developed into future airmail contracts. In 1927 he founded Boeing Air Transport Services airline and helped establish parameters for all future U.S. air transportation. He was awarded the Guggenheim Medal in 1934 for these outstanding achievements. In World War II he assisted in fulfilling the vast military aircraft production requirements. The company he founded and led developed into the aerospace giant, the Boeing Company. He died September 28, 1956.
	Elected to the International Aerospace Hall of Fame 1984