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La Superfortaleza [The Superfortress], 1944 US poster: A rendering of a US B-29 releasing a stick of bombs sits beside two

La Superfortaleza [The Superfortress]

A rendering of a US B-29 releasing a stick of bombs sits beside two plan-view outline drawings, the B-29 and the smaller Flying Fortress, under the Spanish line 'It carries bigger bombs farther and faster'. Only the aircraft's advantages are shown, with wingspan and length dimensions for scale but no losses, costs or bomb-load figures (card-stacking).

Propaganda techniques used in this poster

Card stacking
Date
1944
Period
Second World War
Made by
Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs (Coordinador de Asuntos Interamericanos), Washington, D.C.
Region
North America
Country
United States
Medium
Poster
Issuer type
State
Regime
Roosevelt Administration
Leader
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Audience
Foreign public
Purpose
Persuade or win support
Themes
War and the military, Science and technology
Event
World War II
Regime
Roosevelt administration
Leader
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Source
Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
Source
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Foreign Posters, retrieved October 3, 2026
Rights
Public domain (US federal government work)
Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs. National Archives and Records Administration, NAID 44268137, local identifier 44-PF-820.

Text on the object

Original (Spanish) · read from the image, not independently checked

La Superfortaleza

Lleva mayores bombas
MÁS LEJOS Y MÁS APRISA

42,98 ms
30,18 ms
LA SUPERFORTALEZA B-29
DE LOS E. U. A.

31,39 ms
22,56 ms
COMPARADA CON LA
FORTALEZA VOLANTE

PUBLICADO POR EL COORDINADOR DE ASUNTOS INTERAMERICANOS, WASHINGTON, E.U.A.

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

The Superfortress

It carries bigger bombs
FARTHER AND FASTER

42.98 m
30.18 m
THE B-29 SUPERFORTRESS
OF THE U.S.A.

31.39 m
22.56 m
COMPARED WITH THE
FLYING FORTRESS

PUBLISHED BY THE COORDINATOR OF INTER-AMERICAN AFFAIRS, WASHINGTON, U.S.A.

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