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A striking overhead flight view of the "Flying Fortress" as it leaves Mitchel Field. This same airplane has a wing spread of 150 feet and a probable cruising-range of over 4,000 miles. The Flying Fortress made a 3,000 mile non-stop flight from Panama to Chile.
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The Army's Largest "Flying Fortress" Boeing-B-17C
A striking overhead flight view of the "Flying Fortress" as it leaves Mitchel Field. This same airplane has a wing spread of 150 feet and a probable cruising-range of over 4,000 miles. The Flying Fortress made a 3,000 mile non-stop flight from Panama to Chile.
American
1931–1959
Medium/Technique
Chromolithograph on linen textured card stock.
Dimensions
Horizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2015.13023
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionFront: E - 5282
Back: divided. Mint.
Back: divided. Mint.
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)