A giant of the skyways poises for flight, Langley Field, Va. The four powerful engines of a YB-17 bomber are warmed up before a takeoff
- Date
- 1942-05
- Photographer / author
- Palmer, Alfred T., photographer
- Collection
- FSA/OWI
- Archive
- Wikimedia Commons
- Type
- photograph
- Original size
- 928 × 634 pixels
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Reason: a US government work (Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information).
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"A giant of the skyways poises for flight, Langley Field, Va. The four powerful engines of a YB-17 bomber are warmed up before a takeoff" (1942-05). Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_giant_of_the_skyways_poises_for_flight,_Langley_Field,_Va._1a35097v.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 115706.
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