The first B & W was completed in June 1916 at Boeing's boathouse hangar on Lake Union in Seattle, Washington.

It was similar to the Martin trainer aircraft that Boeing owned, but the B & W had better pontoons and a more powerful engine.

When the Navy did not buy them, they were sold to the New Zealand Flying School and became the company's first international sale.

On June 25, 1919, the B&W set a New Zealand altitude record of 6,500 feet.

Data from Boeing: History[1][2]General characteristics Performance Photo of Boeing Model 1 in Raglan Harbour in 1920 Archived 2020-07-03 at the Wayback Machine