Everyone Thought Boeing’s First Jet Was Finished. They Were Wrong.

Boeing 707 | Douglas DC-8 | Dash 80 Barrel Roll August 1955. A summer afternoon on Lake Washington, Seattle. On a boat near the race course sits Bill Allen, the president of Boeing. Three years earlier, he put two-thirds of his company's post-war profits into one airplane. A jet airliner that no airline had asked for. The men around him today could change that. Airline executives. So far, not one of them has placed an order. In today's video, we look at How Boeing Beat The DC-8 By One Inch… Keep watching to see the Boeing 707, its battle against the Douglas DC-8 and the legendary Dash 80 barrel roll over Lake Washington. Also check out:    • The Tragic End of Trijets   #Boeing707 #DouglasDC8 #AviationHistory