Production. B-17 heavy bomber. A complete fuselage section for a new B-17F (Flying Fortress) bomber ready to be hoisted from its cradle in rope slings for mating sections in Boeing's Seattle plant. The Flying Fortress has performed with great credit in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a four-engine heavy bomber capable of flying at high altitudes. Sourced from the Library of Congress.
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