B-17 Flying Fortress

Title

B-17 Flying Fortress

Creator

Craven, Wesley Frank, 1905-; Cate, James Lea, 1899-; United States. Air Force. Office of Air Force History; United States. Air Force. Air Historical Group; United States. USAF Historical Division

Subject

B-17 Aircraft

Description

"Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" levels off for a run over target. Photo shows the chin turret with .50 caliber machine guns featured in later models. The B-17 weighed about 60,000 lbs., carried a bomb load of 6000 lbs., at a speed of approximately 300 miles per hour.

Publisher

Washington, D.C. : Office of Air Force History : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O

Contributor

Vol 1 originally prepared by the Office of Air Force History; v. 2, by the Air Historical Group; and v. 3-7, by the USAF Historical Division

Reprint. Originally published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1948-1958

Date

1983

Type

Still Image

Format

JPG

Source

The Army Air Forces In World War II Volume 6: Men And Planes, https://archive.org/details/Vol6MenAndPlanes/page/n289/mode/2up, pg 290

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Files

256px-B-17_flying_over_Pacific_Ocean.jpg

Citation

Craven, Wesley Frank, 1905-; Cate, James Lea, 1899-; United States. Air Force. Office of Air Force History; United States. Air Force. Air Historical Group; United States. USAF Historical Division, “B-17 Flying Fortress,” Santa Clara University Digital Exhibits, accessed December 4, 2024, https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/items/show/5331.

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