# @boeing on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BG7J5EjGXe6
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/76051997-boeing-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/1c01df463f.jpg
- **Posted:** 2016-06-21T17:06:14.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Boeing Company (@Boeing) — https://gondola.cc/Boeing

## Caption

On Jan. 17, 1936, The Army (usarmy) ordered 13 YB-17s, the plane they called the #FlyingFortress. Shown here are six YB-17 flying over #Manhattan.
The Flying Fortress was described by General H. H. Hap Arnold as the backbone of the worldwide aerial offensive. The B-17 served in every #WWII combat zone. Boeing, Douglas and Lockheed Vega produced 12,731 B-17s at plants across the country, and the four-engine bombers became legendary for their ability to stay in the air after brutal combat.
Learn more about the Flying Fortress in episode two of #TheAgeOfAerospace at www.theageofaerospace.com.
Follow #Boeing100 and journey with us as we share 100 Boeing milestones in a countdown to Founders Day on July 15, 2016. 
#BoeingLovers and #avgeek: We want to see your Boeing, #instagramaviation and #aerospace memories. Join the celebration with #Boeing100 for a chance to be featured.

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manhattan, boeing100, theageofaerospace, instagramaviation, wwii, flyingfortress, avgeek, boeinglovers, aerospace

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