42 results for: Seattle Bombers
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Men working on B-17 engines at the Boeing plant, November 1940
In 1940, some 7,500 Boeing Aircraft Company employees worked 24 hours per day to build B-17 Flying Fortress bombers for the British and American military. These long-range propeller-driven planes were capable of attacking an enemy fleet more than 1,000 miles offshore and conducting bombing raids on Germany from England. At this time, the United States had not yet entered World…
ID Number:PI23926
Date:1940
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Boeing Bombers hockey team, Seattle, 1943
In 1943, the Northwest International Hockey League (NIHL) operated in the Pacific Northwest. The NIHL consisted of five teams, mostly backed by local companies. The Boeing Bombers and Isaacson Iron Workers played in Seattle, the Warcos and the Oilers played in Portland, and the Maple Leafs represented Vancouver, BC, but did not have a home arena and only played away…
ID Number:PI26798
Date:1943