Permalink: http://www.boeingimages.com/archive/Woman-Installs-New-Cheek-Guns-on-B-17-Flying-Fortress-2F3XC5BCHIK.htmlCopyright © Boeing. All Rights Reserved.View Photo/Video onlyConceptually similarB-17 Flying Fortress Tail Turret AssemblyWoman Drilling a B-17 Flying Fortress Tail TurretTwo Gun Shop Mechanics Install the Tub on a B-17 Flying Fortress Chin TurretWorkers Line Up Machine Guns on a B-17 Flying Fortress Chin TurretWoman Inside B-17G Flying Fortress Chin TurretB-17G Flying Fortress Chin Turret Final AssemblyWoman Installs New Gunner Radio ComptrolllerB-17 Flying Fortress AssemblyWoman Installs New Gunner Radio ComptrolllerView AllView more with similar tones Woman Installs New Cheek Guns on B-17 Flying FortressSelect 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 to flight test in less than 12 months. The B-17 Flying Fortress was a low-wing monoplane that combined aerodynamic features of the XB-15 giant bomber, and the Model 247 transport. 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. Each version of the B-17 was more heavily armed. Described by General H. H. Hap Arnold, as the backbone of our worldwide aerial offensive, the B-17 Flying Fortress served in every World War II combat zone. Boeing, Douglas, and Lockheed Vega produced 12,731 B-17s, and the four-engine bombers became legendary for their ability to stay in the air after taking brutal poundings.BI211776 (p4730)Maximum size:2788px × 3600px (~28 MB)9.2in × 12.0in (300dpi)License type:Rights ManagedKeywords:1930s-adults-airplanes-ammunition/weapons systems-B-17 Flying Fortress (Model 299)-bombers-close-ups-factory workers-female-full body views-ground shots-historic production status-interiors-manufacturing-military-monoplanes-occupations and work-one person-photos-power-propeller planes-Rosie the Riveter-viewed from belowRelated Photo/Videos:View AllRelated Virtual folders:Rosie the Riveter