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B-17 Flying Fortress Ball Turret in Block
B-17 Flying Fortress Ball Turret in Block 
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-17 Flying Fortress 
B-17B Flying Fortress Engines in Factory
B-17B Flying Fortress Engines in Factory 
B-17B Flying Fortress Engine Transportation
B-17B Flying Fortress Engine Transportation 
Boeing-Developed Shutter Compass on B-17 Flying Fortress
Boeing-Developed Shutter Compass on B-17 Flying Fortress 
B-17 Flying Fortress Engine Assembly
B-17 Flying Fortress Engine Assembly 
B-17 Flying Fortress "New" Waist Gun
B-17 Flying Fortress "New" Waist Gun 
Truck Refueling of a B-17 Flying Fortress
Truck Refueling of a B-17 Flying Fortress 
B-Series Bombers in Flight, B-52, B-47, B-29 and B-17 Flying Fortress
B-Series Bombers in Flight, B-52, B-47, B-29 and B-17 Flying Fortress 
B-17F Flying Fortress Radio Compartment
B-17F Flying Fortress Radio Compartment 
Underside of B-17G Flying Fortress
Underside of B-17G Flying Fortress 
B-17G Flying Fortress Right Nacelles with Anti-Glare Finish
B-17G Flying Fortress Right Nacelles with Anti-Glare Finish 
B-17G Flying Fortress in Flight
B-17G Flying Fortress in Flight 
B-17B Flying Fortress Engine Assembly
B-17B Flying Fortress Engine Assembly 
B-17G Flying Fortress Nose
B-17G Flying Fortress Nose 
B-17G Flying Fortress Ball Turret
B-17G Flying Fortress Ball Turret 
B-17B Flying Fortress Engine Installation
B-17B Flying Fortress Engine Installation 
B-17G Flying Fortress Ball Turret
B-17G Flying Fortress Ball Turret 
Riveting a B-17 Flying Fortress Fuselage
Riveting a B-17 Flying Fortress Fuselage 
B-Series Bombers in Flight, B-52, B-47, B-29 and B-17 Flying Fortress
B-Series Bombers in Flight, B-52, B-47, B-29 and B-17 Flying Fortress 
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Two Right Engines of a B-17 Flying Fortress in Flight

During 1935, in response to an Army request for a large, multiengine bomber, Boeing financed the design of the Flying Fortress prototype, the B-17 (Model 299). The B-17 went from the drawing board to flight test in less than 12 months. The low-wing, four-engine monoplane bomber combined the aerodynamic features of the XB-15 giant bomber, still in the design stage, and the Model 247 transport. The B-17 was built in astonishing numbers to support Allied demand. At one point, the Seattle plant rolled out 19 B-17s in 24 hours. Between 1935 and 1945, 12,731 B-17 Flying Fortress bombers were built by Boeing, Douglas, and Lockheed's Vega division plants across the country. 
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Unique identifier BI211766 
Boeing ID p4688 
Type Image 
Size 3600px × 2788px   9MB 
License type RM 
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