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A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress at Albuquerque Airport
A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress at Albuquerque Airport
A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress at Albuquerque Airport

A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress at Albuquerque Airport

Photographer
Date1940
Locale
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions3 3/8 × 4 5/8 in. (8.5 × 11.7 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of John L. Fertig, Jr.
Terms
    Object numberPA1995.053.012
    DescriptionA Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber at the Albuquerque Airport. There is a truck and another aircraft in the background. The B-17 Flying Fortress was used in WWII by the United States to bomb German military and industrial targets. It was the United States Air Force's most effective bombing aircraft in WWII. The negative for this print is accessioned at PA1993.001.027.
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