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The Model 80 aircraft was one of the first types of aircraft for passenger service. Ellen church was a nurse and student pilot in 1930. She convinced Boeing to hire female flight attendants to replace the roles of the copilot serving coffee and lunch. She was one of the eight flight attendants to first serve on airlines in the United States. In 1934, this aircraft retired from passenger service and was converted to a cargo aircraft with a cargo door in the aft of the aircraft. This hauled large equipment as well as an 11,000-pound boiler. At the end of WWII, this aircraft was discarded, but was saved in 1960. It was donated to the Museum of Flight, where it is on static display in the Great Gallery today.