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1986.5.186.1
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Aerial view of an early Boeing B-17E in flight, Seattle, 1941
Order an ImageThe redesigned B-17E differed from previous models in that it included an enlarged tail, more guns and extra armor. It also included a tail gunner position, reducing its vulnerability from the rear. Only about 500 B17Es were built. This view looks northeast from the Magnolia area, showing the Ballard bridge below and Green Lake in the distance.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): September 8, 1941.
Caption information source: Year By Year: 75 Years of Boeing History, 1916-1991; published Nov 1991.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): September 8, 1941.
Caption information source: Year By Year: 75 Years of Boeing History, 1916-1991; published Nov 1991.
ID Number: 1986.5.186.1
Date: 1941
Physical Description: 1 negative : acetate, b&w ; 4 x 5 in.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 1986.5.186.1
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
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