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American mothers and sisters, like these women at the Douglas Aircraft Company, give important help in producing dependable planes for their men at the front, Long Beach, Calif. Most important of the many types of aircraft made at this plant are the B-17F ("Flying Fortress") heavy bomber, the A-20 ("Havoc") assault bomber and the C-47 heavy transport plane for the carrying of troops and cargo

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X-1-3 Being Mated To EB-50A Superfortress

(November 9, 1951) The third X-1 (46-064), known as "Queenie," is mated to the EB-50A (46- 006) at Edwards AFB, California. Following a captive flight on November 9, 1951, both aircraft were destroyed by fire d More

Barling bomber - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Martin Bomber - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Barling bomber - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Francis & Martin Bomber - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Handley-Pages setting out to bomb the Germans

Handley-Page bombers on a mission, Western Front, during World War I. This photograph is attributed to Tom Aitken. The photographer had clearly been taken in one of the bombers as this photograph has been shot More

Up in the air in a Handley-Page, showing another Handley-Page making for the enemy's lines

Handley-Page bombers on a mission, Western Front, during World War I. This photograph, which appears to have been taken from the cabin of a Handley-Page bomber, is attributed to Tom Aitken. It shows another Han More

Nose of a Handley-Page manned by three men

Handley-Page bomber crew, Western Front, during World War I. The three-man air crew of this Handley-Page bomber. They are in the rather blunt-shaped nose of the aeroplane. This bomber had a maximum range of 650 More

Air mechanics seeing that all's well before the Handley-Page sets out to bomb the Germans

Handley-Page bomber wing, Western Front, World War I. This shows mechanics standing on the left wing of a Handley-Page bomber, checking the wing before take off. The left propeller and the nose of the plane can More

One of her propellers during World War I

Propeller of Handley-Page bomber, Western Front, during World War I. Mechanics checking one of the two propellers of this Handley-Page bomber. It is probable that this is a Handley-Page 0/400, an improved 1918 More

Immense R.A.F. machine ready to start with its load of bombs for Germany

R.A.F. planes being loaded with munitions, France, during World War I. The people involved in this scene are all engrossed in their activities and as a result unaware of the camera. The size and power of these More

British bombers enroute to front lines near La Boisselle, Somme and Ancre area. 7-6-1916

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Airplanes - Types - Types of German Bombers. Fredrichshaffen Bombers. Front View

Date Taken: 11/0/1918 Photographer: From 2d Section General Staff - AEF - November 1918. Airplanes - Types

Airplanes - Types - Night bombers

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F5L bombing planes 6690 during World War I

Photograph shows a silhouette view of the left wing, propeller and motor, and hull of a Felixstowe or Curtiss F5L airplane, with another seaplane on the water in the background. Forms part of: National Photo C More

Breguet bomber, gelatin silver print

Photograph shows an aerial view of the Breguet bomber biplane over France during World War I. Photo by U.S. Air Service, Photographic Section, American E.F. In album: Aerial and ground photographs, U.S. Air Se More

Langley night bombing airplane. Photo, Oct. 15/18 at Frankfort, N.Y.

J231597 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by William J. Helmke, Utica, New York.

Militärer och flygare framför flygplan AEG G.V vid landning utanför Kristianstad under leveransflygning år 1919. Flygplanet var på väg till Flygkompaniet på Malmen.

Haveri. Flygplan AEG G.V nummer 9504 har havererat på flygfältet på Malmen.

Folksamling kring havererat flygplan AEG G.V nummer 9504 på Malmen, 1919.

Bombs attached to Martin Bomber Navy photo

Photograph shows a worm's-eye-view of the right side of a Martin Bomber, possibly the MB-2 series, with bombs mounted beneath the bottom wings; produced for the war effort in 1918, this view probably post-World More

Martin Bomber - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Martin Bomber - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. On mount of corresponding print in LOT 12358-5: Bombs attached to Martin Bomber. Navy Photo. 6416. Date from More

Martin Bomber - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Bombflygplan Fiat BR nummer 4400 står på ett fält, vintertid.

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Flygfotografi av flygplan Fiat BR-1 i luften.

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Flygplan B 4 Hawker Hart nummer 4-76 lastas av från fartyg på Götaverken i Göteborg.

One of the U. S. Navy's giant aircraft carriers and protecting bombers

This is a marvelous view taken from the air of one of the United States Navy's monster aircraft carriers. They are very properly the mothers of the Navy's planes to which they return like homing pigeons. In thi More

U. S. Navy patrol bomber XPB2Y-1

This monster patrol bomber flying boat is one of the United States Eagles which bear the brunt of high seas patrolling for the Navy. It is a high wing monoplane with equally tapered wings. Courtesy of Boston Pu More

The Boeing flying fortress. Soars above the clouds

This is the B-17E, the latest in the Boeing Flying Fortress series; it is bigger and more deadly than any of its predecessors, and is a key weapon in America's war program. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

The deadly Douglas TBD's of the U. S. Navy

These Douglas TBD's called the Navy's "Devastators" are two seater torpedo bombers used in aircraft carrier service. They have a speed of 250 m.p.h. and carry seven machine guns. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

The XPBS-1 of the U. S. Navy on the take-off

This huge flying boat of the U. S. Navy is but one of our ever growing air armada. In these days of modern warfare, the air force has become the most important branch of the armed forces of the country. Courtes More

The B18-A is a huge Douglas bomber

It is easily recognized by its front-pointed triangle wing and its deep-bellied fuselage and shark-like nose. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Aviation, Army bombers over East Bay area

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Montering / underhåll av flygplan S 6 samt B 4 på CVM, Centrala verkstäderna Malmslätt. Arbete i hangar.

Flygplan B 4 märkt 27 tillhörande F 4 Frösön uppställt på ett flygfält. Vy snett bakifrån.

15 stycken flygplan B 4 i formationsflygning i luften. Vy nedifrån.

Fem stycken flygplan B 4 från F 1 Hässlö flyger i V-formation.

Nio stycken bombflygplan B 3 flyger i V-formation. Vy nedifrån.

Montering av flygplan B 4 på CVM. Personer i arbete.

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Bombflygplan B 3 i luften. Vy nedifrån; silhuettbild.

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New Army Bomber arrives at Bolling Field. Washington, D.C., March 10. The new 4 engine Boeing bomber, the first of 13 which will be delivered to the U.S. Army Air Corps, as it landed at Bolling Field today after a short hop from Langley Field, Virginia, 3/10/1937

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Flygdag på F 3 Malmen, 1930-tal. Flygfält fullt med besökare samt flygplan B 3 och S 6. I bakgrunden syns en hangar.

Närbild av bombflygplan B 3 märkt nummer 47, med snurrande propellrar. Reproduktion av kolorerat vykort.

Flygplan B 4 med skidor på linje, vintertid. Personer kring flygplanen.

Tio stycken flygplan B 4 med på linje, vintertid. Tre av flygplanen med skidor. Flygtekniker kring flygplanen.

Solons inspect new Army Bomber. Washington, D.C. March 10. Members of the House Military Affairs Committee with U.S. Chief of staff General Mailin Craig inspecting the new 4-Engine Boeing Bomber which arrived at Bolling Field today. This ship is first of 13 which will be delivered to the Army Air Corps in the newer future. In the photograph, left to right, can't be seen: Rep. Andrew Edmiston, West Virginia; Rep. Charles I. Faddis, Pennsylvania; Capt. C.E. O'Connor, pilot of the ship; Rep. Andrew J. May, Kentucky; Maj. General Malin H. Craig

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Bombflygplan B 4 och B 3 från F 1 Hässlö på Hästholmens flygfält. Reproduktion från vykort.

Flygplan B 5 märkt nummer 29 från F 4 Frösön står på ett flygfält. Huvarna till sitsarna är öppna.

Flygplan B 3 märkt nummer 21 från F 1 Hässlö står på flygfältet på F 3 Malmen. I bakgrunden syns en

Flygplan B 4 Hawker Hart uppställda på linje på flygfält, cirka 16 stycken. Militärer vid flygplanen. Två av flygplanen märkta F4-53 samt F4-54.

Bombflygplan B 3, militära fordon och flygvapenpersonal på Hästholmens flygfält. Reproduktion från vykort.

Militära flygare samlade på flygfält på F 9 Säve. I bakgrunden syns flygplan B 5.

En division bombflygplan i luften. Flygplan B 5 tillhörande F 4 Frösön.

Flygplan B 5 i luften under dykning. Flygplanet märkt nummer 16 från F 4 Frösön.

Flygplan B 5 märkt nummer 51 tillhörande F 4 Frösön i luften.

Flygplan B 4 märkt nummer 33 tillhörande F 4 Frösön i luften.

Nio stycken bombflygplan B 3 flyger i formation över ett flygfält där ett stort antal flygplan J 8 står på linje.

Inskjutning av kulspruta för flygplan B 17. Flygplanet uppställt på provplats mot testmål.

Flygplan B 5 märkt nummer 25 med motorn igång står på ett fält. Flygplanet tillhörande F 4 Frösön. I bakgrunden skymtar flygplan B 5 märkt nummer 23.

Working on wing of Consolidated Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. plant, Fort Worth, Texas

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North American B-25 bomber is prepared for painting on the outside assembly line, N[orth] A[merican] Aviation, Inc., Inglewood, Calif.

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A girl riveting machine operator at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant joins sections of wing ribs to reinforce the inner wing assemblies of B-17F heavy bombers, Long Beach, Calif. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F bomber is a later model of the B-17, which distinguished itself in action in the south Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude, heavy bomber, with a crew of seven to nine men -- and with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions

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Two women workers are shown capping and inspecting tubing which goes into the manufacture of the "Vengeance" (A-31) dive bomber made at Vultee's Nashville division, Tennessee. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the R.A.F. and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

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Switch boxes on the firewalls of B-25 bombers are assembled by women workers at North American [Aviation, Inc.]'s Inglewood, Calif., plant

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A noontime rest for a full-fledged assembly worker at the Long Beach, Calif., plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Nacelle parts for a heavy bomber form the background

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Assembling Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Fort Worth, Texas

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Servicing an A-20 bomber, Langley Field, Virginia

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On North American's outdoor assembly line, employees rush a B-25 to completion, North American Aviation, Inglewood, Calif

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A fast, hard-hitting new A-20 [i.e., B-25] attack bomber is brought for a test hop to the flight line at the Long Beach, Calif., plant of Douglas Aircraft Company

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Mounting motor on a Fairfax B-25 bomber, at North American Aviation, Inc., plant in Inglewood, Calif

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Capping and inspecting tubing: two women are shown capping and inspecting tubing which goes into the manufacture of the "Vengeance" dive bomber made at Vultee's Nashville division, Tennessee. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the R.A.F. and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

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Riveters at work on fuselage of Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Fort Worth, Texas

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A girl riveting machine operator at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant joins sections of wing ribs to reinforce the inner wing assemblies of B-17F heavy bombers, Long Beach, Calif. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F bomber is a later model of the B-17, which distinguished itself in action in the south Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude, heavy bomber, with a crew of seven to nine men -- and with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions

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Punching rivet holes in a frame member for a B-25 bomber, the plant of North American Aviation, Inc., Calif.

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Huge drop hammers work day and night forming sheet metal parts for United Nations bombers and fighters at the North American Aviation, Inc., plant, Inglewood, Calif. The heavy hemp rope is used to snub the hammer so that it forms the part under proper pressure and rises clear of the work after each operation. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 ("Billy Mitchell") bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 ("Mustang") fighter plane which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

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Servicing an A-20 bomber, Langley Field, Virginia

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Operating a hand drill at Vultee-Nashville, woman is working on a "Vengeance" dive bomber, Tennessee

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A wing brace assembly for a B-25 bomber is prepared for the assembly line of an aircraft plant, North American Aviation, Inc., Calif. With plenty of speed, a 1,700-mile cruising range and a ceiling of 25,000 feet, it has performed as a medium bomber and as an escort plane

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One of America's new warships of the air, a mighty YB-17 bomber, is pulled up at a bombardment squadron hangar, Langley Field, Virginia It is all set to taxi out to a runway and take off

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Assembling Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Fort Worth, Texas

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View of the B-25 final assembly line at North American Aviation's Inglewood, California, plant

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Women become skilled shop technicians after careful training in the school at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant, Long Beach, Calif. Most important of the many types of aircraft made at this plant are the B-17F ("Flying Fortress") heavy bomber, the A-20 ("Havoc") assault bomber and the C-47 heavy transport plane for the carrying of troops and cargo

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Workers on the Liberator Bombers, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., [Fort Worth, Texas]

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A fast, hard-hitting new A-20 i.e., B-25 attack bomber is brought for a test hop to the flight line at the Long Beach, Calif., plant of Douglas Aircraft Company

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One of America's new warships of the air, a mighty YB-17 bomber, is pulled up at a bombardment squadron hangar, Langley Field, Virginia It is all set to taxi out to a runway and take off

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Mounting motor [on a] Fairfax B-25 bomber, at North American Aviation, Inc., plant in [Inglewood], Calif.

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Working inside fuselage of a Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Fort Worth, Texas

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Clerk in one of the stock rooms of North American Aviation, Inc., checking to see if the proper numbers of parts were received and placed in the proper bin, Inglewood, Calif. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 ("Billy Mitchell") bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 ("Mustang") fighter plane which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

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Two women workers are shown capping and inspecting tubing which goes into the manufacture of the "Vengeance" (A-31) dive bomber made at Vultee's Nashville division, Tennessee. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the R.A.F. and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

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Employees on the "Sunshine" assembly line at North American's plant put the finishing touches on another B-25 bomber, Inglewood, Calif. In addition to the battle-tested B-25 ("Billy Mitchell") bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, this plant produces the P-51 ("Mustang") fighter plane which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

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A giant of the skyways poises for flight, Langley Field, Virginia The four powerful engines of a YB-17 bomber are warmed up before a takeoff

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Operating a hand drill at Vultee-Nashville, woman is working on a "Vengeance" dive bomber, Tennessee

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Working inside fuselage of a Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Fort Worth, Texas

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Operating a hand drill at Vultee-Nashville, woman is working on a "Vengeance" dive bomber, Tennessee

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A noontime rest for a full-fledged assembly worker at the Long Beach, Calif., plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Nacelle parts for a heavy bomber form the background

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B-25 bombers lined up at North American Aviation, Incorporated, almost ready for their first test flight, Kansas City, Kansas

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Cowling and control rods are added to motors for North American B-25 bombers as they move down the assembly line, North American, Inc., Inglewood, Calif.

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A wing brace assembly for a B-25 bomber is prepared for the assembly line of an aircraft plant, North American Aviation, Inc., Calif. With plenty of speed, a 1,700-mile cruising range and a ceiling of 25,000 feet, it has performed as a medium bomber and as an escort plane

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