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- Title
- Rescue plane in flight
- Date(s)
- 1929-02
- Contributor(s)
- United States. Post Office Department (associated name), United States. War Department (associated name), Underwood & Underwood (copyright claimant )
- Collection ID
- United States Air Mail Service photographs (Accession 1982.328)
- Hagley ID
- AVD_1982_328_027
- Collection
- United States Air Mail Service photographs
- Title
- Boeing monomail
- Date(s)
- 1930
- Contributor(s)
- United States. Post Office Department (associated name), United States. War Department (associated name), Underwood & Underwood (copyright claimant )
- Collection ID
- United States Air Mail Service photographs (Accession 1982.328)
- Hagley ID
- AVD_1982_328_030
- Collection
- United States Air Mail Service photographs
- Title
- Interior view, Boeing Airplane Company
- Date(s)
- 1929
- Contributor(s)
- United States. Post Office Department (associated name), United States. War Department (associated name), Underwood & Underwood (copyright claimant )
- Collection ID
- United States Air Mail Service photographs (Accession 1982.328)
- Hagley ID
- AVD_1982_328_029
- Collection
- United States Air Mail Service photographs
- Title
- B-17D Flying Future (Flying Fortress) heavy bomber
- Date(s)
- 1945
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Boeing Aircraft Company (originator)
- Collection ID
- Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
- Hagley ID
- 75360_00059
- Collection
- Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection
- Title
- Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress bomber
- Date(s)
- 1940
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Boeing Aircraft Company (originator)
- Collection ID
- Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
- Hagley ID
- 75360_00043
- Collection
- Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection
- Title
- Boeing 299T Flying Fortress Mk 1 in flight
- Date(s)
- 1940
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Boeing Aircraft Company (originator)
- Description
-
Text on verso: 'Only 18 of them were built.' Serial number AM528
- Collection ID
- Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
- Hagley ID
- 75360_00031
- Collection
- Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection
- Title
- Boeing XB-15 bomber aircraft
- Date(s)
- 1940
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Boeing Aircraft Company (originator)
- Description
-
Text on verso: 'Sometimes called the Super Fortress, this Titan of the air had a wing spread 45 feet greater than the Y1B-17. The XB-15 weighed 13 tons more, was 20 feet longer and three feet higher. Because of its extreme weight (35 tons) the XB-15 was equipped with double-truck landing gear having four huge tires. This airplane was so big each of the four 1000 twin-row Pratt & Whitney engines would be reached during flight by mechanics who crawled to the engines through the great wings. The...
Show moreText on verso: 'Sometimes called the Super Fortress, this Titan of the air had a wing spread 45 feet greater than the Y1B-17. The XB-15 weighed 13 tons more, was 20 feet longer and three feet higher. Because of its extreme weight (35 tons) the XB-15 was equipped with double-truck landing gear having four huge tires. This airplane was so big each of the four 1000 twin-row Pratt & Whitney engines would be reached during flight by mechanics who crawled to the engines through the great wings. The most modern devices for the aid of flight and navigation were incorporated; full radio equipment, automatic pilot, de-icers for the wings and wing-flaps to reduce the landing speed. (wing span 150 ft.; length about 90ft.'
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- Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
- Hagley ID
- 75360_00060
- Collection
- Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection