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A Boeing (Douglas) B-17G "Flying Fortress."
Photographer: Mark Hilton
Taken: June 27, 2017
Caption: A Boeing (Douglas) B-17G "Flying Fortress."
Additional Description: This B-17G was the second to last made by Douglas Aircraft Company under contract with Boeing, and rolled off the assembly line in July 1945. It has been painted to replicate an aircraft flown by Major General Lewis E. Lyle, a World War II B-17 pilot of the 303rd Bombardment Group, even down to the tail number -- 42-31340.
Submitted: July 8, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
Database Locator Identification Number: p388442
File Size: 6.213 Megabytes

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