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[Nose of Boeing Y1B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft]
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2007-08-08_image_321
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The Lee R. Embree Collection (2007-08-08), Box 3
Description
Photograph of the nose of a Boeing Y1B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft, circa 1930s-1940s.
Inscription on verso: "U.S. Army Y1B-17. Air Corps Serial No. Gross weight 13,000."
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 Date
circa 1930s-1940s
Subject
United States. Army. Air Corps
United States. Army Air Forces
Boeing Y1B-17 Flying Fortress (Model 299B, YB-17, B-17)
Airplanes, Military
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photographic prints
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The Lee R. Embree Collection/The Museum of Flight
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[Nose of Boeing Y1B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft]
, [2007-08-08_image_321]. Museum of Flight Digital Collections, accessed 17/01/2026, https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/nodes/view/9815