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Woman Inside B-17G Flying Fortress Chin Turret
Woman Inside B-17G Flying Fortress Chin Turret 
B-17G Flying Fortress Chin Turret Final Assembly
B-17G Flying Fortress Chin Turret Final Assembly 
B-17G Flying Fortress Cheek Guns
B-17G Flying Fortress Cheek Guns 
B-17G Flying Fortress Nose
B-17G Flying Fortress Nose 
B-17G Flying Fortress Cheek Guns
B-17G Flying Fortress Cheek Guns 
B-17G Flying Fortress Chin Turret and Cheek Guns
B-17G Flying Fortress Chin Turret and Cheek Guns 
Mechanics at Work on B-17 Flying Fortresss
Mechanics at Work on B-17 Flying Fortresss 
B-17G Flying Fortress with New Cheek Guns
B-17G Flying Fortress with New Cheek Guns 
B-17G Flying Fortress with New Cheek Guns
B-17G Flying Fortress with New Cheek Guns 
B-17G Flying Fortress Waist Guns
B-17G Flying Fortress Waist Guns 
B-17G Flying Fortress Waist Gun
B-17G Flying Fortress Waist Gun 
B-17G Flying Fortress Nose and Chin Turret
B-17G Flying Fortress Nose and Chin Turret 
B-17G Flying Fortress Cheek Gun Instruments
B-17G Flying Fortress Cheek Gun Instruments 
B-17G Flying Fortress on the Ground
B-17G Flying Fortress on the Ground 
B-17G Flying Fortress of Bomb Load
B-17G Flying Fortress of Bomb Load 
B-17G Flying Fortress Waist Gun
B-17G Flying Fortress Waist Gun 
B-17G Flying Fortress Waist Guns
B-17G Flying Fortress Waist Guns 
B-17G Flying Fortress Waist Gun Controller
B-17G Flying Fortress Waist Gun Controller 
Mechanics at Work on B-17 Flying Fortresss
Mechanics at Work on B-17 Flying Fortresss 
Installation of B-17G Flying Fortress Chin Turret
Installation of B-17G Flying Fortress Chin Turret 
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Mechanic at Work on B-17G Flying Fortress

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 BI211800 
Boeing ID p5366 
Type Image 
Size 3950px × 5100px   19MB 
License type RM 
Keywords
1940s
adults
airplanes
ammunition/weapons systems
bombers
clear skies
close-ups
contrast
day
exteriors
ground crews
ground shots
historic production status
large
left front views
maintenance
male
mechanics
military
monoplanes
nose sections
one person
photos
propeller planes
propellers
propulsion systems
scanned from film negative
stairs, lifts and ladders
structural systems
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