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B-17 Flying Fortress

B-17 Flying Fortress

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B-17E Flying Fortress Nose Gun Installation

B-17E Flying Fortress Nose Gun Installation

B-17E-Bomb Bay Rack Assembly

B-17E-Bomb Bay Rack Assembly

B-17E Flying Fortress Nose Turret Assembly

B-17E Flying Fortress Nose Turret Assembly

B-17E-Bomb Bay Looking Aft

B-17E-Bomb Bay Looking Aft

Tail Gun Exterior Change Begins on B-17E Flying Fortress Ship 101

Tail Gun Exterior Change Begins on B-17E Flying Fortress Ship 101

B-17E Flying Fortress Tail Turret Prior to Body Join

B-17E Flying Fortress Tail Turret Prior to Body Join

B-17E Flying Fortress Body Subassembly

B-17E Flying Fortress Body Subassembly

Skin Application to B-17E Flying Fortress Fuselage

Skin Application to B-17E Flying Fortress Fuselage

B-17E Flying Fortress Frame Assembly

B-17E Flying Fortress Frame Assembly

B-17E OTO Compartment Floor Frames

B-17E OTO Compartment Floor Frames

B-17E Flying Fortress Left Wing Fuselage Terminal Fairing

B-17E Flying Fortress Left Wing Fuselage Terminal Fairing

B-17E Flying Fortress Engine with Nacelle Cowl Removed

B-17E Flying Fortress Engine with Nacelle Cowl Removed

B-17E Flying Fortress Camera Pit Below Radio Compartment

B-17E Flying Fortress Camera Pit Below Radio Compartment

B-17E Flying Fortress Framing Cradle for Nose Section

B-17E Flying Fortress Framing Cradle for Nose Section

B-17E Flying Fortress Radio Compartment Looking Forward

B-17E Flying Fortress Radio Compartment Looking Forward

B-17E Flying Fortress Fuselage in Hoist Slings

B-17E Flying Fortress Fuselage in Hoist Slings

B-17E Center Section in Jig

B-17E Center Section in Jig

B-17E Flying Fortress Fuselage Section in Jig

B-17E Flying Fortress Fuselage Section in Jig

B-17E Flying Fortress Circumference Stiffener Installation

B-17E Flying Fortress Circumference Stiffener Installation

B-17E Flying Fortress Framing Cradle

B-17E Flying Fortress Framing Cradle

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B-17E Bomb Bay Looking Forward Prior to Equipment Installation

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.

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Unique identifier BI229729

Boeing ID 18249b

Type Image

Size 5640px × 4410px 23MB

License type RM

ammunition/weapons systems

B-17 Flying Fortress (Model 299)

B-17E Flying Fortress

historic production status

propeller planes