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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

American mothers and sisters, like these women at the Douglas Aircraft...

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

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

Martin Bomber - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Martin Bomber - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Barling bomber - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Barling bomber - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Barling bomber - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Barling bomber - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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

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

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Handley-Pages setting out to bomb the Germans

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

Up in the air in a Handley-Page, showing another Handley-Page making f...

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

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

Air mechanics seeing that all's well before the Handley-Page sets out ...

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

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

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

British bombers enroute to front lines near La Boisselle, Somme and An...

British Photographs of World War I Public domain photograph - British army, military forces, during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

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

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

Airplanes - Types - Night bombers

Airplanes - Types - Night bombers

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

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

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

F5L bombing planes 6690 during World War I

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

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.

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.

Militärer och flygare framför flygplan AEG G.V vid landning utanför Kr...

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.

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

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.

Folksamling kring havererat flygplan AEG G.V nummer 9504 på Malmen, 19...

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

Bombs attached to Martin Bomber Navy photo

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.

Martin Bomber - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Martin Bomber - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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.

Martin Bomber - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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

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

Bombflygplan Fiat BR nummer 4400 står på ett fält, vintertid. Public domain photograph of a bomber aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Flygfotografi av flygplan Fiat BR-1 i luften.

Flygfotografi av flygplan Fiat BR-1 i luften.

Flygfotografi av flygplan Fiat BR-1 i luften. Public domain photograph of aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

Flygplan B 4 Hawker Hart nummer 4-76 lastas av från fartyg på Götaverk...

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

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

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

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

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

Aviation, Army bombers over East Bay area

Photograph shows eighteen planes in flight. Public domain photograph of aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Montering / underhåll av flygplan S 6 samt B 4 på CVM, Centrala verkst...

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

Bombflygplan B 3 i luften. Vy nedifrån; silhuettbild.

Bombflygplan B 3 i luften. Vy nedifrån; silhuettbild.

Bombflygplan B 3 i luften. Vy nedifrån; silhuettbild. Public domain photograph of a bomber aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

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

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

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

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

Montering av flygplan B 4 på CVM. Personer i arbete. Public domain photograph of a workshop, industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

Flygdag på F 3 Malmen, 1930-tal. Flygfält fullt med besökare samt flyg...

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Tio stycken flygplan B 4 med på linje, vintertid. Tre av flygplanen me...

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

Solons inspect new Army Bomber. Washington, D.C. March 10. Members of ...

A group of men standing in front of an airplane. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

New Army Bomber arrives at Bolling Field. Washington, D.C., March 10. ...

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

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

Flygplan B 5 märkt nummer 51 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.

Nio stycken bombflygplan B 3 flyger i formation över ett flygfält där ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 5 märkt nummer 29 från F 4 Frösön står på ett flygfält. Huv...

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

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

Militära flygare samlade på flygfält på F 9 Säve. I bakgrunden syns fl...

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.

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

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 i luften under dykning. Flygplanet märkt nummer 16 från F...

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

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

Inskjutning av kulspruta för flygplan B 17. Flygplanet uppställt på pr...

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

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.

Flygplan B 4 Hawker Hart uppställda på linje på flygfält, cirka 16 sty...

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.

Bombflygplan B 3, militära fordon och flygvapenpersonal på Hästholmens...

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

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

Flygplan B 3 märkt nummer 21 från F 1 Hässlö står på flygfältet på F 3...

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

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.

Flygplan B 5 märkt nummer 25 med motorn igång står på ett fält. Flygpl...

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.

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

Punching rivet holes in a frame member for a B-25 bomber, the plant of...

12002-38. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

B-25 bombers on the outdoor assembly line at North American Aviation, Incorporated, almost ready for their first test flight, Kansas City, Kansas

B-25 bombers on the outdoor assembly line at North American Aviation, ...

12002-38. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

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

B-25 bombers lined up at North American Aviation, Incorporated, almost...

12002-38. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

Bomb bay gasoline tanks for long flights of B-25 bombers await assembly in the plant of North American Aviation, Inc., 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

Bomb bay gasoline tanks for long flights of B-25 bombers await assembl...

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Two assembly line workers at the Long Beach, Calif., plant of Douglas Aircraft Company enjoy a well-earned lunch period, Long Beach, Calif. Nacelle parts of a heavy bomber form the background

Two assembly line workers at the Long Beach, Calif., plant of Douglas ...

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Riveter at work on Consolidated bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Fort Worth, Texas

Riveter at work on Consolidated bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., F...

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Astronaut Deke Slayton during World War II

Astronaut Deke Slayton during World War II

(1945) This World War II photograph shows future Astronaut Donald Deke K. Slayton (on right) and 1st Lt. Ed Steinman (on left) beside a Douglas A-26 bomber in the Pacific Theater of Operations during the summer... More

Here's our mission. A combat crew receives final instructions just before taking off in a mighty YB-17 bomber from a bombardment squadron base at the field, Langley Field, Virginia

Here's our mission. A combat crew receives final instructions just bef...

12002-31. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

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

View of the B-25 final assembly line at North American Aviation's Ingl...

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Riveter at work on Consolidated bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Fort Worth, Texas

Riveter at work on Consolidated bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., F...

12002-19. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

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

Working on wing of Consolidated Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraf...

12002-19. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

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

North American B-25 bomber is prepared for painting on the outside ass...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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

A girl riveting machine operator at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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

Two women workers are shown capping and inspecting tubing which goes i...

12002-41. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

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

Switch boxes on the firewalls of B-25 bombers are assembled by women w...

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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

A noontime rest for a full-fledged assembly worker at the Long Beach, ...

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

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

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Servicing an A-20 bomber, Langley Field, Virginia

Servicing an A-20 bomber, Langley Field, Virginia

12002-31. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

Servicing an A-20 bomber, Langley Field, Virginia

Servicing an A-20 bomber, Langley Field, Virginia

Title, date, and attribution based on similarity to transparency) LC-USW36-203. Formerly titled "A new C-87 transport getting a final check-up preparatory to a test flight at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporati... More

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

On North American's outdoor assembly line, employees rush a B-25 to co...

12002-38. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

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

A fast, hard-hitting new A-20 [i.e., B-25] attack bomber is brought fo...

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

Mounting motor on a Fairfax B-25 bomber, at North American Aviation, I...

12002-38. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

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

Capping and inspecting tubing: two women are shown capping and inspect...

12002-41. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

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

Riveters at work on fuselage of Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraf...

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

Punching rivet holes in a frame member for a B-25 bomber, the plant of...

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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

Huge drop hammers work day and night forming sheet metal parts for Uni...

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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

A girl riveting machine operator at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant...

12002-39. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

Working on a "Vengeance" dive bomber, Vultee Aircraft Inc., Nashville, Tennessee

Working on a "Vengeance" dive bomber, Vultee Aircraft Inc., Nashville,...

12002-41. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

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

Capping and inspecting tubing: two women are shown capping and inspect...

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Another North American B-25 bomber rolls off the final assembly line to join other ships on the outdoor assembly line, North American Aviation, Inc., Inglewood, Calif.

Another North American B-25 bomber rolls off the final assembly line t...

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Servicing [an] A-20 bomber, Langley Field, Virginia

Servicing [an] A-20 bomber, Langley Field, Virginia

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North American Aviation's B-25 medium bomber, Inglewood, Calif.

North American Aviation's B-25 medium bomber, Inglewood, Calif.

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Here's our mission. A combat crew receives final instructions just before taking off in a mighty YB-17 bomber from a bombardment squadron base at the field, Langley Field, Virginia

Here's our mission. A combat crew receives final instructions just bef...

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B-25 bomber planes at the North American Aviation, Incorporated being hauled along an outdoor assembly line with an "International" tractor, Kansas City, Kansas

B-25 bomber planes at the North American Aviation, Incorporated being ...

12002-38. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

Women at work on bomber, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif.

Women at work on bomber, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif.

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Assembling B-25 bombers at North American Aviation, Kansas City, Kan[sas]

Assembling B-25 bombers at North American Aviation, Kansas City, Kan[s...

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Production of B-24 bombers and C-87 transports, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Fort Worth, Texas. Cabbie Coleman, former housewife, works at western aircraft plant. Installing of oxygen racks above the flight deck

Production of B-24 bombers and C-87 transports, Consolidated Aircraft ...

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[Servicing an A-20 bomber, Langley Field, Virginia]

[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, N[orth] A[merican] Aviation, Inglewood, Calif.

On North American's outdoor assembly line, employees rush a B-25 to co...

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