| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | Not known |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (299) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Seattle - Boeing Field / King County InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Washington, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KBFI IATA: BFI Local: BFI Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1945 |
| Photo from: | RAScholefield Collection |
| Photo ID: | 18136 |
| Photo Comment |
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A late production B-17G takes off from its birthplace at Boeing Field in 1945. Like most later Fortresses, it is left in natural metal finish. A total of 12,731 B-17s were built by Boeing, Douglas at Long Beach and Lockheed Vega at Burbank. Photo obtained from Boeing. This photo was added on 11 November 2017, and has since been viewed 395 times. |