Boeing-Westervelt // B & W Airline and Commercial Although the DC-6 had the

Although the DC-6 had the same wingspan as the DC-4

while the fighters secured the area

Two different launch vehicles were used during the Mercury program

piloted by James Doolittle and with an average speed of 217 mph

The number 7 fuselage fuel tank was removed

Boeing-Westervelt // B & W Airline and Commercial Although the DC-6 had theBoeing Westervelt airplane model. The first B&W, completed in June 1916, was made of wood, linen, and wire. Similar to the Martin trainer that Boeing owned, the B &amp, W had, among other improvements, better pontoons and a more powerful engine. The two B&Ws were offered to the U. S. Navy. When the Navy did not buy them, they were sold to the New Zealand Flying School and became the company's first international sale. The B&Ws later were used for New