Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber
View of Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber in flight. Label on back: "Superfortress rides high. America's mightiest war bird, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, rides in majestic streamlined sleekness in silhouette against Washington's Mount Rainier. This airplane, embodying many exceptional aerodynamic achievements, was designed and engineered by the Boeing Aircraft Company and is being manufactured in its plants and those of other aircraft companies. The external armament of the Superfortress is not shown in this picture for security reasons. Cleared by War Department. From: Boeing News Bureau, Seattle, Wichita." Stamped on back: "Courtesy of News Bureau, Boeing Aircraft Company, Seattle, Washington. Designers and builders of the B-29 Superfortress, B-17 Flying Fortress, Stratoliner, Clipper." Handwritten on back: "Aircraft in action."
- Resource ID:
- na032501
- Subject:
- B-29 (Bomber)
- Boeing bombers
- Automotive Council for War Production--Archives
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1942-1945
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 8 x 10 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.