[Boeing Y1B-17 Flying Fortress in flight over farmland]

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Identifier2007-08-08_image_252SourceThe Lee R. Embree Collection (2007-08-08), Box 3CreatorUnited States. Army. Air CorpsDescriptionPhotograph of a U.S. Army Air Corps Boeing Y1B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft in flight over farmland near Mount Rainier, Washington, May 22, 1937.

Inscription: "(023-36A-15)(5-22-37-1P)(12-5000). YB17 near Mt. Rainier, Wash."

Stamped on verso: "Official Photograph. Air Corps, U.S. Army. 15th Photo Section, Fort Lewis, Washington."

Part of a photograph album of images taken by or related to Lee Embree, an aerial photographer who served in the Pacific Theater during World War II, circa 1920s-1970s.Creation Date1937-05-22SubjectUnited States. Army. Air CorpsBoeing Y1B-17 Flying Fortress (Model 299B, YB-17, B-17)Airplanes, MilitaryRainier, Mount (Wash.)PlaceWashington (State)United StatesOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Lee R. Embree Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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