You may have heard of startups starting from garages (Apple, Disney, Harley-Davidson, Amazon, etc.,) but have you heard of aeroplane manufacturers starting from a shipyard? Well, in 1910, William Boeing bought a shipyard in Seattle, Washington, that later became his first aeroplane factory. Boeing was founded by William Boeing in Seattle with the assembly of the B&W seaplane in his Lake Union boathouse in 1916. After a few months, he took Bluebill, the first B&W, on its maiden flight, and later sold it to New Zealand. The next year, George Bolt, the company’s pilot, set a New Zealand altitude record of 6,500 ft on the Boeing B&W.

Source: Mint February 17, 2020 16:30 UTC