On October 15, 1937, the XB-15 took to the skies for the first time, piloted by Edmund Turney "Eddie" Allen, Boeing's chief test pilot, and Major John D. Corkille from the USAAC.

REUTERS/Gabriel Araujo/File Photo (Reuters) -Boeing said on Friday it had been awarded a $2.56 billion contract from the United States Air Force for two rapid prototype E-7A AEW&C Wedgetail aircraft.

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing (NYSE: BA) a potential $2.56 billion contract to build two rapid prototype E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft and provide lifecycle ...

Because the Boeing XB-15 was nothing short of instrumental in the development of the B-29. Without one, the other might not have existed at all. Let's take a look at the details and see what's what.