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Old 05-08-11, 04:57 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by Torplexed View Post
Well, the "town" disappeared with the war. The plant operated for many years after. In the late 1940s, the B-47 Stratojet, the first swept-wing bomber was built at the plant. Later on, early B-52 Stratofortresses were also developed inside the facility. In the 1960s the Boeing 737 was produced there. By the 80s it was just used as a machine shop.
Ah... nonetheless, stomping around a Boeing plant - even a disused one - would be interesting (at least to me, but I like abandoned places).
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