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Edward Curtis Wells

American aviation executive From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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.[1] He helped to design the Boeing 707, 747 and the B-17 Flying Fortress.[2][3] He was known as the "elder statesman of aviation".[4]

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Wells was born in Boise, Idaho, on August 26, 1910, and graduated from Grant High School in Portland, Oregon. He attended Willamette University for two years then attended Stanford University[4] where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1931 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in engineering.

Wells joined Boeing Company's engineering staff in 1931 and was named Boeing's chief engineer in 1943.[4][5]

Wells died on July 1, 1986, in Bellevue, Washington.[2]

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