08/01/1966. Text from Aviation Week: "Boeing engineers used old photographs as a substitute for unobtainable detail drawings of the B & W seaplane to build a flying replica of that first Boeing aircraft for the company's 50th anniversary. In designing the B & W replica, engineers specified these safety modifications:
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David Horn Collection)
The aircraft was licensed by the FAA for experimental and exhibition use, within glide range of water. It was rolled out May 23, 1966.
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David Gauthier Collection)
The replica was first flown two days later, May 23, 1966."
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David Gauthier Collection)
01/27/2001. Presently the replica is on display at The Museum of Flight, Seattle, Washington, USA, on loan from Boeing.
