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B-17G Flying Fortress With British Insignia
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
BI211754
Boeing ID
p4470
Size
5100px × 3950px 19MB
License type
RM
Keywords
1930s
airplanes
bombers
copy space
day
exteriors
full body views
gray skies
ground crews
ground shots
historic production status
left side views
maintenance
military
military livery
monoplanes
one person
photos
propeller planes
scanned from film negative
tarmac
unpainted
Restrictions
Manage crops
NAME
RATIO
Square
1 : 1
Portrait
2 : 3
Landscape
3 : 2