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William Edward Boeing Jr. (November 22, 1922 – January 8, 2015) was an American real estate developer[1] and philanthropist who was the son of aviation pioneer William E. Boeing, founder of the Boeing Company.[2] In 2010, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics presented Boeing Jr. with a certificate of achievement for his commitment to education and the preservation of air and space history.[3]

Boeing Jr. had fond childhood memories of the Red Barn, the birthplace of the Boeing Company, where he was once given a piece of balsa wood he crafted into a model ship. He did not understand his father's importance until his classmates nicknamed him after one of the Boeing airplanes.[4] In the late 1970s he was instrumental in ensuring that the Red Barn, the oldest airplane manufacturing facility in the U.S., was preserved and integrated into the Seattle Museum of Flight.[5] He died in Seattle on January 8, 2015, aged 92.[6]

In 2014, Boeing Jr. was inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame at the San Diego Air & Space Museum.[7]

References

  1. ^ "William Boeing Jr ready to close on Kent land deal". Seattle Times. December 28, 1992. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  2. ^ Gates, Dominic (January 8, 2015). "Bill Boeing Jr., son of jetmaker's founder, dies at 92". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  3. ^ AIAA 2010–2011 Annual Report
  4. ^ Wong, Brad (June 16, 2005). "Boeing Jr. shares dad's story". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  5. ^ "Boeing's Red Barn an official historic site". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. May 1, 2003. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  6. ^ "William Boeing Jr., son of Boeing Co. founder, dies at age 92". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  7. ^ Sprekelmeyer, Linda, editor. These We Honor: The International Aerospace Hall of Fame. Donning Co. Publishers, 2006. ISBN 978-1-57864-397-4.
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