photo - "City of Auburn", Boeing 80A, The Museum of Flight, Boeing Field

            The Model 80 Was Boeing’s first aircraft specifically designed for passenger operations. The 80 first flew in August 1928 and was working along Boeing Air Transport's route two weeks later. The 12-passenger Model 80 and the more-powerful 18-passenger 80A (re-designated 80A-1s when the tail surfaces were modified in 1930) stayed in service until 1934, when they were replaced by the all-metal Boeing Model 247. A total of 16 of the Model 80 series were produced.  The 80A had a heated cabin, leather seats and individual reading lights, and the lavatory featured hot and cold running water.

In 1930, Ellen Church, a student pilot and registered nurse, convinced Boeing management to hire female cabin attendants for their Model 80 flights. Until then, it had been the co-pilot's duty to pass out box lunches, serve coffee, and tend to the passengers’ needs.  She and seven others, all registered nurses, became the world’s first "air stewardesses". 

The Museum's Model 80A-1 was the last 80 retired from service with United Airlines (Boeing Air Transport’s commercial-passenger offshoot) in 1934. The airplane was later privately owned.  It was recovered from an Anchorage dump in 1960 and eventually brought to Seattle for restoration via a U.S. Air Force C-124. The Model 80A-1 restoration project served as a catalyst for establishment of the Pacific Northwest Aviation Historical Foundation, which later became The Museum of Flight. It is the only surviving example of the Boeing Model 80 series.

Note the Alaska Airlines DC-3 hanging above the Model 80A.

Panorama stitched from three hand-held photos.

Taken in: United States / Washington / Seattle / South Beacon Hill (show map)

Taken on: December 14, 2019

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Camera: Panasonic DMC-G5, f/3.5, 1/60 sec, 14mm (=28mm), ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

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