Production. B-17F heavy bombers. In the transport nose of this new B-17F heavy bomber is housed the deadliest bombsight in the world. The plane is just about ready to make its maiden flight from the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model of the B-17, which distinguished itself in action in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude, heavy bomber with a crew of seven to nine men and with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions
Summary
Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches).
Title and other information from caption card.
Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
Film copy on SIS roll 32, frame 443.
Tags
california
los angeles county
long beach
safety film negatives
lot 1983
alfred t palmer
united states office of war information
photo
b 17f
bombers
douglas aircraft company
transport nose
maiden flight
south pacific
nine men
daylight missions
office of war information
farm security administration
bomber
united states history
aircraft
1940s aircrafts
1940 s
library of congress
Date
01/01/1942
Location
california
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
Public Domain