About Edward Curtis Wells
Lived 1910 – 1986 (aged 75). Edward Curtis Wells was an American engineer.
Edward Curtis Wells (August 26, 1910 – July 1, 1986) was an American aviation executive. He was senior vice president and served on the board of directors of Boeing Company. He helped to design the Boeing 707, 747 and the B-17 Flying Fortress. He was known as the "elder statesman of aviation".
Wells died on July 1, 1986, in Bellevue, Washington.
Honors Daniel Guggenheim Medal (1980). Fawcett Aviation Award (1944). Lawrence Sperry Award from the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences (1942).
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Who was Edward Curtis Wells?
American aircraft engineer
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Edward Curtis Wells was born on 26 August 1910 in Boise.
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Edward Curtis Wells died on 1 July 1986 in Bellevue.
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Edward Curtis Wells was an engineer.
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Edward Curtis Wells was American.
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