4 July 1914

On July 4, 1914 in Everett, WA, William E. Boeing and Conrad Westervelt first flew in pilot T.T. Maroney's Curtiss seaplane. After a flight, Boeing told Westervelt: “There isn't much to that machine of Maroney’s. I think we could build a better one.” To that, Westervelt replied: “Of course we could.” They did.