plane that would have hauled shipping containers and pulled up directly to a loading dock. Sarah Musi, an aeronautical engineer who works on 777 wings, is a regular visitor to the Bellevue archive. She’s interested in the age-old paperwork on file. She does company-supported research that is shared with her colleagues. She has become a valued source on Boeing production. “Before, I was just an engineer doing various projects,” Musi said. “Now people associate me with this work. People ask me about manufacturing processes done in the past. I can look them up.” Retired Boeing employees view Photos: (Left) The James S. McDonnell Prologue Room is an air and space history exhibit in St. Louis that portrays milestone events in aerospace and is supported by Boeing Archives. (Below) Mike Lombardi, who grew up in Renton, Wash., hearing Boeing jet engines rev in the night, has been the company’s senior archivist for two decades. Sbeeempt r 2015 35
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