Stacked B-17C Flying Fortress Outboard Wing Sections

B-17 Flying Fortress Dorsal Fin Assembly

B-17F Flying Fortress Assembly Line, Building 12

B-17B Flying Fortress Assembly Line

B-17B Flying Fortress Engine Assembly

B-17F Flying Fortress in the Factory, Building 12

B-17 Flying Fortress Tail Assembly

B-17 Flying Fortress Assembly

Women Riveting B-17 Flying Fortress SubAssembly

Woman Cleaning B-17 Flying Fortress Tail Section Under Construction

Fleet of B-17C Flying Fortresss on Tarmac With Crowd

B-17 Flying Fortress Tail Turret Assembly

B-17E Flying Fortress Forward Fuselage Assembly

B-17 Flying Fortress Engine Assembly

B-17B Flying Fortress Fuselage Assembly

B-17E Flying Fortress Fuselage Assembly Line

B-17C Flying Fortress Control Cabin

B-17C Flying Fortress with Boeing Fuel Truck

B-17B Flying Fortress Wing Jig

B-17C Flying Fortress with Fuel Truck

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B-17C Flying Fortress with British Markings in Assembly

The Boeing B-17C of 1940. On this model of the Flying Fortress, side blisters were replaced by flat paneled gun positions, a gun position was installed under the fuselage, and greater armor plate was added. The first of 20 of this order were assigned to Britain's Royal Air Force, and Germany got her first taste of effectiveness of this substratoshpere bomber when an RAF squadron scored hits on the battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisnau in the harbor of at Brest from altitudes never before used in bombing. A total of 38 B-17Cs was built, while Stratoliner production also continued. B-17C Specifications: Wing span, 103' 9"; length, 67' 10"; weight, 39,065 lbs; speed, 300 mph; ceiling, 36,000 ft; range, 3,400 miles; power, four Wright R-1820 (1,000 hp) engines.

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Unique identifier BI210612

Boeing ID p557

Type Image

Size 3600px × 2880px 9MB

License type RM

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