Miss Wahoo hydroplane crew member T-shirt worn at Seafair, ca. 1957

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The Miss Wahoo is a famous unlimited hydroplane originally owned by Bill Boeing, Jr. She is 30 feet long, weighs 6,800 pounds, and utilizes a piston-powered inline aircraft engine to reach speeds up to 200 MPH. Boeing's personal pilot, future Unlimited Hydroplane Hall of Famer Mira "The Flying Czech" Slovak (1929-2014), was the first to drive the boat at the 1956 Seafair races. The Miss Wahoo raced until 1966 and can be seen today at the Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum in Kent, Washington. Dr. Randolph Preston Pillow (1922-2015), a physician, Seafair supporter, and racing student of Mira Slovak, was known as the "ship's doctor" and donated to MOHAI this T-shirt that he wore to the races in 1957.
ID Number: 2005.10.2
Date: Circa 1957
Physical Description: 1 T-Shirt; cotton, thread; 23.5 in.H x 12. in.W
Credit: MOHAI, 2005.10.2. The Pillow Collection