Museum of Flight Announce Feb. 4 Lunar New Year Celebration with Free Family Activities, and Special Program About First Boeing Engineer – Wong Tsoo

SEATTLE – The Museum welcomes the Lunar New Year – Year of the Monkey – on the Feb. 4 Wells Fargo Free First Thursday, with nonstop family activities in cooperation with Seattle’s Wing Luke Museum from 5 to 9 p.m. There will be special programs honoring The Boeing Company’s first engineer, Wong Tsoo, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., and a performance of the Seattle Chinese Chorus from 7 to 8 p.m. Admission is free.

A floatplane version of the Boeing Model C designed by Wong Tsoo in 1916

Wong was Boeing’s first engineer. He was born in Beijing, China in 1893, and hired in 1916 as a recent MIT graduate to design a new military training plane, soon to be known as the Model C. The plane was the young company’s first financial success. Wong later returned to China and became a major influence on aviation in that country. He died in Taiwan in 1965.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
5 to 9:00 p.m.

Lunar New Year-themed family activities
5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
The Life & Legacy of Wong Tsoo, Boeing’s First Engineer
Introduction to the Evening’s Program –
Andy Chin, Director General, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office Seattle
Wong Tsoo’s Legacy at Boeing –
Paul Spitzer, former Boeing Corporate Historian
Wong Tsoo’s Life in China –
Key Donn, retired Boeing engineer, Museum of Flight docent
Remembering an Interview with William Boeing, Jr. –
Hao Chen, documentary researcher
Wong Tsoo’s Contributions to Washington Early Aviation Industry –
Brad Owen, Washington state Lt. Governor
Audience and speaker Q & A
7 to 8 p.m.
Seattle Chinese Chorus

For general Museum information, please call 206-764-5720 or visit www.museumofflight.org