Part of PICRYL.com. Not developed or endorsed by the Library of Congress

library of congress

aircraft

1940 s

1940s aircrafts

40 s

airplane

boeing aircrafts

bomber

safety film negatives

fortresses

public
8 media by topic ∙ page 1 of 1
Boeing Flying Fortresses. Latest Boeing Flying Fortresses.This, the newest and most formidable in the Boeing Flying Fortress series, is the B-17E described by the War Department as "bigger and more deadly" than any of its predecessors. This new airplane, key weapon in America's war program, is now in mass production at the Boeing Aircraft Company. Under a special tri-company production pool arrangement, it is also being built in quantity by the Douglas Aircraft Company and by the Vega Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Lockheed Aircraft Corporation

Boeing Flying Fortresses. Latest Boeing Flying Fortresses.This, the ne...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Fortresses designed to enable defense against attack from any direction]

[Fortresses designed to enable defense against attack from any directi...

Illus. in: Trattato di archittetura civile e militare di Francesco di Giorgio Martini ... / Francesco di Giorgio Martini. Torino : Tip. Chirio e Mina, 1841, Tav. XXIII. Published in: The tradition of technolog... More

Gen'l. Wool, Fortrefs [i.e., fortresses] Monroe & Norfolk / E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm), 501 Broadway, N.Y.

Gen'l. Wool, Fortrefs [i.e., fortresses] Monroe & Norfolk / E. & H.T. ...

General John Ellis Wool, three-quarter length portrait, turned slightly left. Gift; Mrs. Norman P. Mason; 1963 Oct. Printed on verso: from photographic negative from Brady's National Portrait Gallery. In album... More

Boeing Flying Fortresses. Latest Boeing Flying Fortresses. This, the newest and most formidable in the Boeing Flying Fortress series, is [described by] the War Department as "bigger and more deadly" than any of its predecessors. This new airplane, a key weapon in America's war program, is now in mass production at the Boeing Aircraft Company. Under a special tri-company production pool arrangement, it is also being built in quantity by the Douglas Aircraft Company and by the Vega Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Lockheed Corporation

Boeing Flying Fortresses. Latest Boeing Flying Fortresses. This, the n...

Public domain photograph of the United States military and military-industrial complex before World War Two, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Flying through an intense barrage of anti-aircraft fire, U.S. Army Air Forces Flying Fortresses B-17s fought off an attacking formation of enemy planes and accomplished their mission, which was to bomb shipping and harbor installations at Palermo, Sicily. A bomb can be seen on its way, while bursts from preceding bombs have wreaked destruction below

Flying through an intense barrage of anti-aircraft fire, U.S. Army Air...

Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Bombs away. U.S. B-26 medium bombers drop their eggs on ports, bridges, and railroad yards in central Italy. Practically every type of combat aircraft in the Mediterranean Allied Air Forces, from the heavy Flying Fortresses to the light fighter escorts, participated in "Operation Strangle"

Bombs away. U.S. B-26 medium bombers drop their eggs on ports, bridges...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Boeing Flying Fortresses. Guns bristling from turrets, these huge Boeing B-17Es are seen cruising high above the clouds. Described by the War Department as "bigger and more deadly" than any previous Flying Fortress, this plane marks the seventh Boeing B-17 type built for the Army since 1935. Armament includes heavy caliber power turrets on top and bottom of the all-metal fuselage, a deadly tail "stinger" turret, and side-mounted guns. These airplanes have been active in the Far East since Pearl Harbor, and are now serving the cause of the United Nations in every part of the world

Boeing Flying Fortresses. Guns bristling from turrets, these huge Boei...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Annotation on negative. Image source: Boeing Aircraft photo from OWI. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of... More

Boeing Flying Fortresses. Guns bristling from turrets, these huge Boeing B-17Es are seen cruising high above the clouds. Described by the War Department as "bigger and more deadly" than any previous Flying Fortress, this plane marks the seventh Boeing B-17 type built for the Army since 1935. Armament includes heavy caliber power turrets on top and bottom of the all-metal fuselage, a deadly tail "stinger" turret, and side-mounted guns. These airplanes have been active in the Far East since Pearl Harbor, and are now serving the cause of the United Nations in every part of the world

Boeing Flying Fortresses. Guns bristling from turrets, these huge Boei...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.