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B-17 Flying Fortress Construction
B-17 Flying Fortress Construction 
Riveting a B-17 Flying Fortress Fuselage
Riveting a B-17 Flying Fortress Fuselage 
B-17B Flying Fortress Assembly Line
B-17B Flying Fortress Assembly Line 
B-17B Flying Fortress Engine Assembly
B-17B Flying Fortress Engine Assembly 
Woman Cleaning B-17 Flying Fortress Tail Section Under Construction
Woman Cleaning B-17 Flying Fortress Tail Section Under Construction 
Mechanics Assemble a B-17 Flying Fortress Nose Section
Mechanics Assemble a B-17 Flying Fortress Nose Section 
B-17 Flying Fortress Manufacturing, Section in Jig
B-17 Flying Fortress Manufacturing, Section in Jig 
Washing a B-17 Flying Fortress
Washing a B-17 Flying Fortress 
B-17B Flying Fortress Fuselage Assembly
B-17B Flying Fortress Fuselage Assembly 
B-17 Flying Fortress Cabin Top Assembly
B-17 Flying Fortress Cabin Top Assembly 
B-17 Flying Fortress Manufacturing
B-17 Flying Fortress Manufacturing 
B-17 Flying Fortress Dorsal Fin Assembly
B-17 Flying Fortress Dorsal Fin Assembly 
Women Building B-17 Flying Fortress Bomber
Women Building B-17 Flying Fortress Bomber 
B-17 Flying Fortress Assembly
B-17 Flying Fortress Assembly 
B-17E Flying Fortress Fuselage Joining
B-17E Flying Fortress Fuselage Joining 
B-17E Flying Fortress Forward Fuselage Assembly
B-17E Flying Fortress Forward Fuselage Assembly 
B-17 Flying Fortress Manufacturing, Section in Jig
B-17 Flying Fortress Manufacturing, Section in Jig 
B-17F Flying Fortress in the Factory, Building 12
B-17F Flying Fortress in the Factory, Building 12 
B-17 Flying Fortress Tail Assembly
B-17 Flying Fortress Tail Assembly 
B-17 Flying Fortress Tail Turret Assembly
B-17 Flying Fortress Tail Turret Assembly 
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B-17 Flying Fortress Under Construction

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 BI211906 
Boeing ID p2109 
Type Image 
Size 2788px × 3600px   9MB 
License type RM 
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