6 Hidden Aviation History Spots | Curator on the Loose!

Seattle is filled with aviation history! Did you know that five years before Bill Boeing built his first plane, a Japanese immigrant name Takayuki Takasow constructed and flew an aircraft in Seattle out of bamboo? Historian Tim Nelson, author of the book ‘Jet City Rewind’ took our Senior Curator Matthew Burchette for a whirlwind tour of some of the historic sites within just a few miles of The Museum of Flight.
What Seattle aviation sites would you add to this list? Let us know in the comments!
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0:00 Intro
0:43 Location 1
4:03 Location 2
6:25 Location 3
9:50 Location 4
13:13 Location 5
15:35 Location 6

[@MrDgwphotos]

The Renton factory (4-20 and 4-21 buildings today) was built for the PBB-1 (Sea Ranger) project, but the Navy decided to trade it to the Army for the B-29 project in exchange for a share of B-25 production, which was flown in Navy service as the PBJ. The PBB project was a technical success, but canceled because the Navy was doing the same task with land based aircraft, instead. The Commemorative Air Force's B-29, Fifi, was built at Renton. The 4-20 and 4-21 buildings are now used for 737 wing production, and in a bit of a return to their original purpose, are also the final assembly buildings for the P-8 Poseidon navy patrol aircraft.

[@patrickfredrickson4802]

"I love Ducks ". Great show!

[@shanetr86]

Holy cow! I remember Tim in my parents neighborhood. There were so many Boeing families nearby.

[@bluetopguitar1104]

Good to see you ,you make it interesting.

[@jerrywatt6813]

Ex Lockheed man here I would love to see some of the Boeing associated history assembly bldg's and aircraft museum's etc they tried to recrute me for years because of my heavy aircraft structures and skunk works experience but I stayed away I saw to many go up only to get laid-off a year later but I appreciate the world class Boeing Aviation Legacy first time watcher Thanks !

[@museumofflight]

Thanks for the idea!

[@tfp777]

I recall Boeing hydrofoil development at a building on the Duwamish on East marginal Way at about Lucile st, I think it said Philco on the building.

[@museumofflight]

Great addition to the story!