Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress: The Tail

Tail of a B-17 showing the rear turret

This picture of the tail of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress shows the original factory-fitted tail guns. The two members of the groundcrew give a good idea of the real size of the giant tail of the B-17.
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Frederick A. Johnsen. A well researched and illustrated history of the B-17, with a very strong section on its combat record, an interesting chapter on the efforts made to improve the aircraft (including a number of suggestions that didn't enter production) and a good selection of colour pictures of the aircraft. [see more]
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How to cite this article: Rickard, J (8 December 2007), Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress: The Tail, http://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_B-17_tail.html

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