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TLS signed “W. E. Boeing,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, October 23, 1915. Letter to Alan R. Hawley, president of the Aero Club of America, in part: "I am certainly in hearty accord with the movement which you are so ably encouraging, and, as tangible appreciation, I am enclosing herewith my voucher check #890…to the order of the Aero Club of America in the amount of $100, for the benefit of the National Aeroplane Fund. I would ask that you kindly have this contribution applied toward the benefit of the National Guard of Washington to further such aviation work as may be mapped out by them. In the past few months I have taken a great deal of interest in aviation. We have, as you know, organized the Aero Club of the Northwest with headquarters at Seattle, and are greatly pleased to have our organization affiliated with the Aero Club of America.
At present we have two machines, one an aeroplane, and the other a 'type TA' Martin Tractor Seaplane, recently purchased by me. The latter is equipped with a Hall-Scott Type A-5 motor, and even in the few days it has been here has made several flights, one in particular being a cross country flight over Puget Sound of some sixty miles. We have, under construction, two seaplanes which should be in commission by the first of the year. These are both equipped with Hall-Scott motors (one type A-5, and the other a 135 h.p. 8 cylinder V type) and have a wing spread of over fifty feet. We are constructing a seaplane station on Lake Union situated practically in the heart of the City of Seattle. This will house five machines and will include a machine shop. From the above you will see that we are trying to do our share toward encouraging aviation in this part of the United States. Our climate is always mild, and air conditions are usually excellent all the year around, while Puget Sound affords good opportunities for water flying." In very good to fine condition, with some paper loss to the top edge of the first page, and staining along the top edge of the second page.
In 1916, William E. Boeing, a timber businessman with a passion for aviation, founded what would become the Boeing Company in Seattle, Washington. After learning to fly and recognizing the potential of aircraft, he partnered with engineer George Conrad Westervelt to build their first plane, the Boeing Model 1, or B&W Seaplane. Boeing formally incorporated the company as the “Pacific Aero Products Co.,” which was renamed the Boeing Airplane Company in 1917. His vision and entrepreneurial drive laid the foundation for one of the world’s leading aerospace manufacturers.
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