The Karl Martinez Dash-80 Film consists of one home movie-style film of Boeing Company test pilot Alvin “Tex” Johnston performing a barrel roll of the Boeing 367-80, a prototype of the Boeing 707, over the 1955 Seafair Gold Cup Hydroplane races. The footage begins with scenes of hydroplanes and boats on Lake Washington, spectators on boats, and a U.S. Navy airship with the text "Join the U.S. Naval Air Reserve / Be a Naval Aviation Cadet" on its gasbag. The barrel roll footage begins at 00:01:57, showing the Dash 80 in flight over the crowd, then performing the roll. The footage is in color and is silent. It is about three minutes long.
Date1955 August 6CreatorMartinez, KarlResource RecordGuide to the Martinez (Karl) Dash-80 Barrel Roll FilmLanguageEnglishRights HolderThe Museum of Flight ArchivesRightsPermission to publish material from the Karl Martinez Dash-80 Barrel Roll Film must be obtained from The Museum of Flight Archives.Bibliographic CitationThe Karl Martinez Dash-80 Barrel Roll Film/The Museum of FlightAccess StatusThis collection has been digitized in its entirety.
Martinez, Karl, Karl Martinez Dash-80 Barrel Roll Film (1955 August 6), [1993-05-29]. Museum of Flight Digital Collections, accessed 15/07/2025, https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/nodes/view/98