Fido Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 My Aunt was a 'Rosie the Riveter' in WW2.I knew that she worked for Boeing and always thought that meant she worked on Sea Island building Canso-PBY's.Then today I ran across this picture that purports to be the interior of a Boeing plant on Georgia street at Coal Harbourhttp://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/uploads/r/null/8/c/8ce8938ca09779df70c93b371643fd9040f58ef67f5c597f961cab41be7cdb08/942b6244-4d48-45f7-a012-7bf236a959db-A10413_141.jpgHas anybody heard of such a plant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Hudson Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/index.php/woman-working-at-drill-press-at-coal-harbour-boeing-aircraft-plant-on-georgia-streetI had no idea!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo32a Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Hoffar Motor Boat CompanyJames Hoffar, a prominent marine engine dealer, formed the Hoffar Motor Boat Company in the early 1900s. The shipbuilding firm was located near the entrance to Stanley Park. Hoffar built the first seaplane at his factory in 1914. He merged with the neighboring Beeching Boat Yard to become Hoffar-Beeching in 1929.In the 1920s, the Seattle, Washington based Boeing Aircraft Co purchased Hoffar-Beeching. Coal Harbour became Boeing’s first seaplane factory and test site. Hoffar was retained as the President of the Boeing Aircraft of Canada, Ltd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fido Posted July 24, 2015 Author Share Posted July 24, 2015 Well mo32a we are getting into really interesting territory.http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2015/01/historical-125-foot boeing-built-taconite-william-e.html I wonder what seaplanes they built Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.O. Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 This should help you in your search.http://seaisland1.homestead.com/Boeing.htmlAnd this:Boeing Aircraft of Canada Ltd built the following Catalinas and Cansos:55 Canso As serials 9751 to 980575 PB2B-1s serials JX270 to JX344 to RAF as Catalina IVBs125 PB2B-1s serials BuAer7292 to 73116 which went to RAF and RNZAF40 PB2B-1s serials BuAer44188 to 44227 most of which went to the RAF, RNZAF and RAAF67 PB2B-2s serials BuAer44228 to 44294 which many went to the RAF and RAAFTotal Catalina production = 362Boeing also built the following at Sea Island, Vancouver:4 Boeing C-204 flying boats5 Boeing 40H-4 mailpane1 Boeing Totem flying boat17 Blackburn SharkAvro Anson componentsde Havilland Mosquito tailpanesBoing B-29 bomb bay sectionsNoorduyn Norseman wing sparsFairey Battle spareshttp://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?92742-Boeing-at-Vancouver-British-Columbia-CanadaThe Boeing family also had a yacht built at Hoffar-Beeching. It was called Taconite and it still does charters in the Pacific northwest area, for a small fee - $75,000 per week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/docs/JA/JA112.pdfTalks about the H-1 and H-2 built by the firm, initial purpose was to be fire fighting.More Pictures and the article on their aircraft. http://www.royalaviationmuseum.com/4185/first-seaplane-in-western-canada/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Hudson Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Scimitar blades even then...way ahead of their time...Something interesting to think about - these photographs are an object lesson in change-over-time, (I won't say "progress" quite yet). These airplanes "are" (a metaphor for), today's internet and computing-connectedness capabilities... ;-)Something to ponder on a welcome rainy day in Vancouver... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fido Posted July 24, 2015 Author Share Posted July 24, 2015 More Pictures and the article on their aircraft. http://www.royalaviationmuseum.com/4185/first-seaplane-in-western-canada/Did that thing even fly?It looks unstable just sitting on the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Did that thing even fly?It looks unstable just sitting on the water.According the to Museum's article: When the seaplane was built, Jimmie Hoffar taught himself to fly it. After much taxiing on the surface of Burrard Inlet, of which Vancouver’s harbour is a part, he became quite adept. Short hops in the air were then attempted, the distances increasing as he gained confidence. Finally, he mastered whole turns, thus becoming a pilot. The aircraft was frequently seen on the inlet and in the air during 1917, but public interest was not aroused as it should have been. This was probably because the Hoffars never publicized their efforts and of course war news overshadowed other events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
contrailer Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 google, Phillip Gustav Johnson ,Boeing Aircraft/ United Air Lines/TCA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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