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| Title | New Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber fuselage, Seattle, 1936 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1936 |
| Caption | The Army Air Corps ordered production of the first 13 B-17 bombers from Boeing in early 1936, after being impressed by the bomber's prototype, Model 299 in 1935. Production of the B-17 was a tremendous financial boost to Boeing and added over 160 workers to the payroll. The B-17 took its first flight on December 2, 1936. This first generation of Flying Fortress bombers exceeded expectations for power, agility, and durability. |
| Notes | The B-17 Bomber was also known as the Boeing B-17 and the Flying Fortress. br
Caption information source: Year By Year: 75 Years of Boeing History, 1916-1991; published Nov 1991.
Handwritten on image: New Boeing Bomber
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): May 4, 1936 |
| Subjects | Airplanes—Washington (State)—Seattle ; B-17 bomber; Boeing Airplane Company ; Hangars—Washington (State)—Seattle |
| Places | United States—Washington (State)—Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1986.5.155.2 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Photograph Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Photograph Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 nitrate negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from film positive as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4. |
