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Woman Welder Working on a B-17 Flying Fortress

Rivet Bucking, B-17 Flying Fortress Bulkhead

Riveting a B-17 Flying Fortress Fuselage

Woman Drilling a B-17 Flying Fortress During Assembly

Women Riveting B-17 Flying Fortress SubAssembly

Woman Drilling a B-17 Flying Fortress Tail Turret

Mechanics Assemble a B-17 Flying Fortress Nose Section

B-17 Flying Fortress Construction

Women Building B-17 Flying Fortress Bomber

B-17 Flying Fortress Assembly

B-17 Flying Fortress Dorsal Fin Assembly

Boeing Employees Bucks Rivets on a B-17 Flying Fortress

Woman Aligning B-17 Flying Fortress Top Turret Guns

B-17 Flying Fortress Tail Turret Assembly

B-17 Flying Fortress Cabin Top Assembly

Woman Cleaning B-17 Flying Fortress Tail Section Under Construction

Woman Installs New Waist Guns on B-17 Flying Fortress

Workers Line Up Machine Guns on a B-17 Flying Fortress Chin Turret

Team Installs a B-17 Flying Fortress Bomb Bay Catwalk

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Man and Woman Bucking Rivets on a B-17 Flying Fortress

The Allied demand for huge quantities of advanced bombers fueled a rapid increase in production and personnel at Boeing. The large work force of talented engineers and armies of production workers turned out B-17 Flying Fortresses and B-29 Superfortresses in astonishing numbers. Under a unique wartime arrangement, aircraft manufacturers across the country developed techniques for mass production and shared production of the most popular military aircraft, including the B-17s and the B-29s. Thousands of women took up the slack in the work force and helped boost production to an astounding 362 airplanes a month by March 1944.

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Unique identifier BI212222

Boeing ID hs3780

Type Image

Size 2788px × 3600px 9MB

License type RM

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