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B-17G Flying Fortress Ball Turret
B-17G Flying Fortress Ball Turret 
Woman Inside B-17G Flying Fortress Chin Turret
Woman Inside B-17G Flying Fortress Chin Turret 
Installation of B-17G Flying Fortress Chin Turret
Installation of B-17G Flying Fortress Chin Turret 
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B-17G Flying Fortress Radio Gun Window 
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B-17E Flying Fortress Nose Turret Assembly 
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362nd B-17G Flying Fortress Comes Off the Production Line 
362nd B-17G Flying Fortress Comes Off the Production Line
362nd B-17G Flying Fortress Comes Off the Production Line 
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B-17G Flying Fortresss on Apron at Plant 2 
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Woman Installs New Waist Guns on B-17 Flying Fortress 
B-17E Flying Fortress Tail Turret Prior to Body Join
B-17E Flying Fortress Tail Turret Prior to Body Join 
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B-17G Flying Fortress Nose 
5,000th B-17 Flying Fortress Cockpit
5,000th B-17 Flying Fortress Cockpit 
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B-17G Flying Fortresses on the Flight Line at Boeing Field 
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B-17G Flying Fortress Waist Guns 
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B-17E Flying Fortress Nose Gun Installation 
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B-17G Flying Fortress Waist Gun 
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Tail Gun Exterior Change Begins on B-17E Flying Fortress Ship 101 
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B-17G Flying Fortress with New Cheek Guns 
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Woman Inside B-17G Flying Fortress Chin Turret 
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B-17G Flying Fortress Ball Turret

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 BI211746 
Boeing ID p4432 
Type Image 
Size 5100px × 3950px   19MB 
License type RM 
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