Identifier1985-07-08-C_image_001Parts1985-07-08-C_image_001_011985-07-08-C_image_001_02SourceThe Gerald Schackman B-17 Fundraising Collection (1985-07-08-C)DescriptionPhotograph of a Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress aircraft, circa 1943. The text "Spirit of Woodside, Sunnyside" has been added to the aircraft's nose via photo manipulation.
Typed caption taped on verso: "This is the Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress, latest model of this famous high-altitude daylight precision bomber which is operating in war theatres throughout the world. The Boeing Flying Fortress has four engines and a wing span of approximately 104 feet. It has a top speed well in excess of 300 miles an hour, carries a bomb load up to ten tons, has a service ceiling considerably above 35,000 feet, is heavily armed and is capable of operating over a long range. The Flying Fortress was designed and developed by the Boeing Aircraft Company, with plants located in Seattle and Renton Wash., Wichita, Kans., and Vancouver, B.C."Creation Datecirca 1943SubjectBoeing B-17F Flying FortressAirplanes, MilitaryWorld War, 1939-1945PlaceNew York (State)United StatesLanguageEnglishOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Gerald Schackman B-17 Fundraising Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsCopyright undetermined
[Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress "Spirit of Woodside, Sunnyside"], [1985-07-08-C_image_001]. Museum of Flight Digital Collections, accessed 06/12/2025, https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/nodes/view/471
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