Boeing-Westervelt // B & WBoeing Westervelt airplane model. The first B&W, completed in June 1916, was made of wood, linen, and wire. Similar to the Martin trainer that Boeing owned, the B &, W had, among other improvements, better pontoons and a more powerful engine. The two B&Ws were offered to the U. S. Navy. When the Navy did not buy them, they were sold to the New Zealand Flying School and became the company's first international sale. The B&Ws later were used for New