B-24 Liberator bomber, C-54 Skymaster transport plane and B-17 Flying Fortress bomber
View of Boeing B-24 Liberator bomber, Douglas C-54 Skymaster transport plane and Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber in formation. Label on back: "America's titans of the sky. Joined in formation for the first aerial photograph of its kind, the United States Army's three types of four-engine, long-range airplanes. Shown in center is the big C-54 Skymaster combat transport. At its left, a Liberator bomber, and at right, a Flying Fortress bomber. All three are in quantity production at the great plants of Douglas Aircraft Company. These are the only four-engine military airplanes in large-scale manufacture anywhere in the world, with Douglas the only firm building all three types. Designed by Douglas, C-54s today are swiftly conveying men and materials to far-flung battlefronts. Designed by Consolidated and Boeing respectively, the Liberator and Flying Fortress bombers daily win new laurels in their high-altitude precision blows against enemy ships and bases. Photo by Industrial and Public Relations Division. Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc." Stamped on back: "'Wings for victory' by Douglas. This photograph is released for your use by the Industrial and Public Relations Division, Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc." Handwritten on back: "Aircraft in action."
- Creator:
- Douglas Aircraft Company. Industrial and Public Relations Division
- Resource ID:
- na032499
- Subject:
- Douglas DC-4 (Transport plane)
- B-24 (Bomber)
- B-17 bomber
- Douglas Aircraft Company
- Boeing bombers
- Automotive Council for War Production--Archives
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1942-1945
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 10 x 8 in.
- Department:
- National Automotive History Collection
- Location:
- MS84/Automotive Council for War Production, Aircraft in action, 85:10
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.