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B-17G Flying Fortress Ball Turret
B-17G Flying Fortress Ball Turret 
B-17G Flying Fortress Ball Turret
B-17G Flying Fortress Ball Turret 
Woman Aligning B-17 Flying Fortress Top Turret Guns
Woman Aligning B-17 Flying Fortress Top Turret Guns 
B-17G Flying Fortress Nose
B-17G Flying Fortress Nose 
Woman Inside B-17G Flying Fortress Chin Turret
Woman Inside B-17G Flying Fortress Chin Turret 
Woman Inside B-17G Flying Fortress Chin Turret
Woman Inside B-17G Flying Fortress Chin Turret 
Boeing-Developed Shutter Compass on B-17 Flying Fortress
Boeing-Developed Shutter Compass on B-17 Flying Fortress 
Woman Installs New Waist Guns on B-17 Flying Fortress
Woman Installs New Waist Guns on B-17 Flying Fortress 
B-17 Flying Fortress Tail Turret Assembly
B-17 Flying Fortress Tail Turret Assembly 
B-17G Flying Fortress Chin Turret Final Assembly
B-17G Flying Fortress Chin Turret Final Assembly 
B-17E Flying Fortress Nose Turret Assembly
B-17E Flying Fortress Nose Turret Assembly 
Workers Line Up Machine Guns on a B-17 Flying Fortress Chin Turret
Workers Line Up Machine Guns on a B-17 Flying Fortress Chin Turret 
B-17E Flying Fortress Tail Gun
B-17E Flying Fortress Tail Gun 
Woman Drilling a B-17 Flying Fortress Tail Turret
Woman Drilling a B-17 Flying Fortress Tail Turret 
B-17G Flying Fortress with New Cheek Guns
B-17G Flying Fortress with New Cheek Guns 
B-17E Flying Fortress Nose Gun Installation
B-17E Flying Fortress Nose Gun Installation 
B-17 Flying Fortress "New" Waist Gun
B-17 Flying Fortress "New" Waist Gun 
B-17G Flying Fortress with New Cheek Guns
B-17G Flying Fortress with New Cheek Guns 
Installation of B-17G Flying Fortress Chin Turret
Installation of B-17G Flying Fortress Chin Turret 
Riveting a B-17 Flying Fortress Fuselage
Riveting a B-17 Flying Fortress Fuselage 
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B-17 Flying Fortress Ball Turret in Block

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 BI211702 
Boeing ID p3846 
Type Image 
Size 2788px × 3600px   9MB 
License type RM 
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