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4 Engines, 8 Guns, 1 Vision: How Boeing Built the Flying Fortress

From a 1934 Army specification to the Model 299 prototype, the Boeing B-17’s creation was a triumph of vision over doubt.
The National Interest

Boeing B-17: Was the ‘Flying Fortress’ the Best World War II Bomber?

The B-17 Flying Fortress Was a Quantum Leap in Aviation Design: When the first Boeing B-17 “Flying Fortress” took its maiden flight on July 28, 1935 it proved to be a quantum leap over earlier United ...
HeraldNet

Boeing’s ‘remarkable’ Model 40C on display at vintage aircraft show

MUKILTEO — It was an airplane that helped keep the Boeing Co. going in its early years. For Bill Boeing Jr., the son of man who founded the Boeing Co., the Model 40 also was first airplane he ever ...
HeraldNet

In the early years, warplanes kept Boeing cruising

The Boeing Co. is turning 100 on July 15. Throughout the year, The Daily Herald is covering the people, airplanes and moments that define The Boeing Century. More about this series War is in Boeing’s ...