Chris Colohan wrote
"...and I knew the prototype, and there is one maneuver you can do
with no hazard whatsoever. I decided that I would do a roll to
impress the people. So I came accross and did a chandelle..."

Well....It certainly was NOT a chandelle, which is a climbing 180
degree change of direction.

I have in my possesion, two videos of the Dash 80 roll and in one of
them, Tex does make the statement that you attribute to him. In the
other, a one hour TV program, his quote is:

"I came back over the course, pulled the nose up, put in full aileron,
and did a nice 1g roll."

Sure looks asn sounds like an aileron roll to me.

John Steiner, a retired Boeing Vice-President, was the narrator
in the video that dubbed it a "barrel roll".

I was disappointed somewhat later in the video when Tex stated that:

"I had perfected aerobatics years and years ago and as I said, it
was a 1g maneuver."

This from the Chief Test Pilot on what was perhaps the most important
aircraft project in Boeing's history. ??????

Bob Moore
17 years in the Grand Old 707. 1967-1985