Permalink: http://www.boeingimages.com/archive/B-17-Flying-Fortress-Dorsal-Fin-Assembly-2F3XC5JND9S.htmlCopyright © Boeing. All Rights Reserved.View Photo/Video onlyConceptually similarWoman Cleaning B-17 Flying Fortress Tail Section Under ConstructionTeam Installs a B-17 Flying Fortress Bomb Bay CatwalkB-17 Flying Fortress Cabin Top AssemblyWashing a B-17 Flying FortressMen and Women Building B-17 Flying Fortresss TogetherB-17 Flying Fortress Tail Turret AssemblyWoman Drilling a B-17 Flying Fortress Tail TurretB-17F Flying Fortress in the Factory, Building 12B-17F Flying Fortress in the Factory, Building 12View AllView more with similar tones B-17 Flying Fortress Dorsal Fin AssemblySelect usageWhat Type of Order?Usage:In response for the Army's request for a large, multiengine bomber, the B-17 (Model 299) prototype, financed entirely by Boeing, went from design board to flight test in less than 12 months. The B-17 was the first Boeing military aircraft with a flight deck instead of an open cockpit and was armed with bombs and five .30-caliber machine guns mounted in clear "blisters." Boeing plants built a total of 6,981 B-17s in various models, and another 5,745 were built under a nationwide collaborative effort by Douglas and Lockheed (Vega). Only a few B-17s survive today; most were scrapped at the end of the war.BI217210 (c14826)Maximum size:3600px × 2903px (~29 MB)12.0in × 9.6in (300dpi)License type:Rights ManagedKeywords:1930s-abundance-adults-airplanes-bombers-close-ups-day-factories-factory workers-female-full body views-ground shots-historic production status-interiors-left front views-manufacturing-military-monoplanes-occupations and work-photos-propeller planes-repetition-Rosie the Riveter-several/groups-silver color-structural systems-tails-unpainted-vintage / retroRelated Photo/Videos:View All