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B-17G Flying Fortresss on Flight Apron
B-17G Flying Fortresss on Flight Apron 
B-17G Flying Fortress Line Up
B-17G Flying Fortress Line Up 
B-17G Flying Fortresses on the Flight Line at Boeing Field
B-17G Flying Fortresses on the Flight Line at Boeing Field 
B-17G Flying Fortress Line Up
B-17G Flying Fortress Line Up 
B-17G Flying Fortress in Flight
B-17G Flying Fortress in Flight 
B-17G Flying Fortress Takeoff
B-17G Flying Fortress Takeoff 
B-17G Flying Fortress in Flight
B-17G Flying Fortress in Flight 
B-17G Flying Fortress on Flight Line
B-17G Flying Fortress on Flight Line 
B-17G Flying Fortress Bombers
B-17G Flying Fortress Bombers 
B-17G Flying Fortress Cheek Guns
B-17G Flying Fortress Cheek Guns 
B-17G Flying Fortress in Flight
B-17G Flying Fortress in Flight 
B-17G Flying Fortress, Right Side
B-17G Flying Fortress, Right Side 
B-17G Flying Fortress with Cheek Guns
B-17G Flying Fortress with Cheek Guns 
B-17G Flying Fortress in Flight
B-17G Flying Fortress in Flight 
B-17G Flying Fortress on the Ground
B-17G Flying Fortress on the Ground 
B-17G Flying Fortress in Flight
B-17G Flying Fortress in Flight 
B-17G Flying Fortresss on Apron at Plant 2
B-17G Flying Fortresss on Apron at Plant 2 
B-17G Flying Fortress on Tarmac
B-17G Flying Fortress on Tarmac 
B-17G Flying Fortress, Miss Prissy, in Flight
B-17G Flying Fortress, Miss Prissy, in Flight 
B-17G Flying Fortress in Flight
B-17G Flying Fortress in Flight 
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B-17G Flying Fortress Flight Line on Apron

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. 
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Unique identifier BI211710 
Boeing ID p4157 
Type Image 
Size 5100px × 3950px   19MB 
License type RM 
Keywords
1940s
airplanes
bombers
clouds
copy space
dark
exteriors
flight lines
gray skies
ground shots
historic production status
military
monoplanes
nobody
photos
propeller planes
right side views
scanned from film negative
silhouettes
sunrise
sunset
three-quarter length views
unpainted
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