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Miscellaneous collection of photographs of aircraft production. All over shot B-24. San Diego

Miscellaneous collection of photographs of aircraft production. All ov...

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

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

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

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

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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, ...

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Transport av nedskjutet sovjetiskt flygplan DB-3 vid Svenska frivilligkåren i Finland, F 19. Säkring av flygplanet lastat på vagn efter lastbil. Tre militärer i arbete.

Transport av nedskjutet sovjetiskt flygplan DB-3 vid Svenska frivillig...

Transport av nedskjutet sovjetiskt flygplan DB-3 vid Svenska frivilligkåren i Finland, F 19. Säkring av flygplanet lastat på vagn efter lastbil. Tre militärer i arbete.

Transport av nedskjutet sovjetiskt flygplan DB-3 vid Svenska frivilligkåren i Finland, F 19. Flygplanet lastat på vagn efter lastbil. En grupp militärer är samlade vid transporten.

Transport av nedskjutet sovjetiskt flygplan DB-3 vid Svenska frivillig...

Transport av nedskjutet sovjetiskt flygplan DB-3 vid Svenska frivilligkåren i Finland, F 19. Flygplanet lastat på vagn efter lastbil. En grupp militärer är samlade vid transporten.

Sovjetiskt flygplan DB-3 vid Svenska frivilligkåren i Finland, F 19.

Sovjetiskt flygplan DB-3 vid Svenska frivilligkåren i Finland, F 19.

Sovjetiskt flygplan DB-3 vid Svenska frivilligkåren i Finland, F 19.

Sovjetiskt flygplan Iljushin DB-3 står på ett fält under finska vinterkriget, 1940. Bild från F 19, Svenska frivilligkåren i Finland.

Sovjetiskt flygplan Iljushin DB-3 står på ett fält under finska vinter...

Sovjetiskt flygplan Iljushin DB-3 står på ett fält under finska vinterkriget, 1940. Bild från F 19, Svenska frivilligkåren i Finland.

Boeing Flying Fortresses. Guns bristling from turrets, these huge Boeing B-17Es are seen cruising high above the clouds. Described by the War Department as "bigger and more deadly" than any previous Flying Fortress, this plane marks the seventh Boeing B-17 type built for the Army since 1935. Armament includes heavy caliber power turrets on top and bottom of the all-metal fuselage, a deadly tail "stinger" turret, and side-mounted guns. These airplanes have been active in the Far East since Pearl Harbor, and are now serving the cause of the United Nations in every part of the world

Boeing Flying Fortresses. Guns bristling from turrets, these huge Boei...

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Del av nedskjutet sovjetiskt flygplan DB-3 vid Svenska frivilligkåren i Finland, F 19.

Del av nedskjutet sovjetiskt flygplan DB-3 vid Svenska frivilligkåren ...

Del av nedskjutet sovjetiskt flygplan DB-3 vid Svenska frivilligkåren i Finland, F 19.

Sovjetiskt flygplan Iljushin DB-3 står på ett fält under finska vinterkriget, 1940. Människor i rörelse runtomkring. Vy bakifrån. Bild från F 19, Svenska frivilligkåren i Finland.

Sovjetiskt flygplan Iljushin DB-3 står på ett fält under finska vinter...

Sovjetiskt flygplan Iljushin DB-3 står på ett fält under finska vinterkriget, 1940. Människor i rörelse runtomkring. Vy bakifrån. Bild från F 19, Svenska frivilligkåren i Finland.

Production. B-24E (Liberator) bombers at Willow Run. New Liberator (B-24E) bombers, nearly completed and ready to roll off one of the assembly lines at Ford's big Willow Run plant. The Liberator is capable of operation at high altitudes and over great ranges on precision bombing missions. It has proved itself an excellent performer in the Pacific, in Northern Africa, Europe and the Aleutians. Ford's Willow Run Plant, Michigan

Production. B-24E (Liberator) bombers at Willow Run. New Liberator (B-...

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Production. B-17 heavy bomber. Tail view of a new B-17F (Flying Fortress) bomber ready for flight tests at the airfield of Boeing's Seattle plant. The Flying Fortress has performed with great credit in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a four-engine heavy bomber capable of flying at high altitudes

Production. B-17 heavy bomber. Tail view of a new B-17F (Flying Fortre...

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Production. B-17F heavy bombers. Busy workers at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company, groom a new B-17F heavy bomber as the "Flying Fortress." The B-17F 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

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. Busy workers at the Long Beach, Calif...

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Member of the experimental staff at the Inglewood, California, plant of North American Aviation, Incorporated, observe wind tunnel tests on an accurate scale model of the B-25 ("Billy Mitchell") bomber. 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

Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Member of the experimental...

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YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. A master sergeant of a bombardment squadron at Langley Field, Virginia checks over a propeller adjustment job his soldier-mechanics have just made on a big YB-17 bomber

YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. A master sergeant...

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Production. B-24E (Liberator) bombers at Willow Run. A new B-24E (Liberator) bomber just returned from a successful trial flight taxis down a runway at Ford's big Willow Run plant. The Liberator is capable of operation at high altitudes and over great ranges on precision bombing missions. It has proved itself an excellent performer in the Pacific, in Northern Africa, Europe and the Aleutians. Ford's Willow Run Plant, Michigan

Production. B-24E (Liberator) bombers at Willow Run. A new B-24E (Libe...

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Douglas military aircraft Army. The Douglas A-20 (Havoc) light bomber, called the Boston by the British, is used by both the American Air Force and the Royal Air Force. It was designed as an attack bomber for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations. Because of the speed and performance abilities of this plane, the British have converted a number for use as night fighters. Some have also been used for reconnissance work. Armament details vary according to use, light and heavy guns being mounted in varying combinations

Douglas military aircraft Army. The Douglas A-20 (Havoc) light bomber,...

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

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. One of America's ...

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Production. B-24E (Liberator) bombers at Willow Run. New B-24E (Liberator) bombers just completed at Ford's big Willow Run plant, have been rolled from the hangars for test flights. The Liberator is capable of operation at high altitudes and over great ranges on precision bombing missions. It has proved itself an excellent performer in the Pacific, in Northern Africa, Europe and the Aleutians. Ford's Willow Run Plant, Michigan

Production. B-24E (Liberator) bombers at Willow Run. New B-24E (Libera...

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On North American's outdoor ("sunshine") assembly line, final installations are made on B-25 bombers

On North American's outdoor ("sunshine") assembly line, final installa...

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Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. Duck patrol. A combat crew marches toward a giant YB-17 bomber to begin a patrol flight from Langley Field, Virginia

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. Duck patrol. A co...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Another mighty warship of the air will soon be ready for "launching." A nose door is being readied for assembly on a new consolidated transport plane at the end of the assembly line of a western aircraft plant. This new transport, an adaptation of the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87 and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production. It is built in a plant equipped with one of the best air conditioning

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Another mighty warship o...

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Production. B-25 bombers. A new B-25 medium bomber ready to leave the hanger at a Western aircraft plant for test flights that will determine whether it meets the Army's high standards. General Doolittle, calls it the best military plane in existence Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

Production. B-25 bombers. A new B-25 medium bomber ready to leave the ...

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Production. B-17 heavy bomber. Two of the four mighty engines of a new B-17F (Flying Fortress) bomber loom up against a background of completed planes as another warship of the air awaits it flight tests at Boeing's Seattle plant. The Flying Fortress has performed with great credit in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a four-engine heavy bomber capable of flying at high altitudes

Production. B-17 heavy bomber. Two of the four mighty engines of a new...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Another masterpiece of American mass production. A new consolidated transport, just off the assembly line of a Western aircraft plant, gets a final checkup preparatory to a test flight. This new transport, an adaptation of the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87 and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production. It is built in a plant equipped with one of the best and most modern air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Another masterpiece of A...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Another masterpiece of American mass production. A new consolidated transport, just off the assembly line of a Western aircraft plant, gets a final checkup preparatory to a test flight. This new transport, an adaptation of the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87 and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production. It is built in a plant equipped with one of the best and most modern air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Another masterpiece of A...

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Production. B-25 bombers. A line of B-25 "Billy Mitchell" medium bombers, just off the production line of a Western plant, await tests before acceptance by the Army. The battle-tested B-25, mounting heavy caliber machine guns, can serve as an escort as well as a bomber. Its speed, long range and good load-carrying characteristics make it a versatile and effective military plane

Production. B-25 bombers. A line of B-25 "Billy Mitchell" medium bombe...

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Production. B-17 heavy bomber. One of the huge landing wheels of a new B-17F (Flying Fortress) bomber ready for flight tests at the airfield of Boeing's Seattle plant. The Flying Fortress has performed with great credit in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a four-engine heavy bomber capable of flying at high altitudes

Production. B-17 heavy bomber. One of the huge landing wheels of a new...

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U.S. Navy warplanes, tightly packed on this aircraft escort's deck, played a major role in protecting the armada to Africa, units of which may be seen scattered across the horizon. The five planes in the foreground are SBDs Douglas Scout bombers, while one at the tip is an F4F4 Grumman fighter

U.S. Navy warplanes, tightly packed on this aircraft escort's deck, pl...

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

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. A giant of the ai...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Giant consolidated transport ships nearing completion on the assembly line of a Western aircraft plant. These transports, adaptations of the B-24 bomber, carry one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Giant consolidated trans...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Another masterpiece of American mass production. A new consolidated transport, just off the assembly line of a Western aircraft plant, gets a final checkup preparatory to a test flight. This new transport, an adaptation of the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87 and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production. It is built in a plant equipped with one of the best and most modern air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Another masterpiece of A...

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Production. B-17F heavy bombers. Another new B-17F heavy bomber receives a final tuneup before its maiden flight from the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model 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

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. Another new B-17F heavy bomber receiv...

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The ground staff pushing a giant Stirling, largest four-engined bomber in the world, out for overhaul. Great Britain?

The ground staff pushing a giant Stirling, largest four-engined bomber...

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Kansas City, Kansas. B-25 bombers on the flight ramp ready for a test flight at the North American Aviation, Inc.

Kansas City, Kansas. B-25 bombers on the flight ramp ready for a test ...

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YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. Skilled soldier-mechanics make up the ground crew personnel of a bombardment squadron stationed at Langley Field, Virginia. These men keep ships like the fast YB-17 bombers in the pink of condition

YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. Skilled soldier-m...

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Production. A-20 attack bombers. Long lines of A-20 attack bombers roll ceaslessly, night and day, through the Douglas Aircraft plant at Long Beach, California. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and the Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed for its several duties with light and heavy caliber guns in varying combinations

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Long lines of A-20 attack bombers rol...

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Production. B-17F heavy bombers. In the transport nose of this new B-17F heavy bomber is housed the deadliest bombsight in the world. The plane is just about ready to make its maiden flight from the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F 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

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. In the transport nose of this new B-1...

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Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. There's plenty of traffic on the runways of a bombardment squadron base. A plane taxis in after landing at Langley Field, Virginia. In the foreground is a giant YB-17 bomber with the transparent gunner's port and two of the four powerful engines showing

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. There's plenty of...

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Production. A-20 attack bombers. A line of Douglas A-20 attack bombers, just off the assembly line at the Long Beach, California, plant is ready for test flights and delivery to the Army. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. A line of Douglas A-20 attack bombers...

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Production. B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bombers. On the flight ramp at the Inglewood, California, plant of North American Aviation, a B-25 bomber is "warmed up" before its inital flight test. 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

Production. B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bombers. On the flight ramp at the ...

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Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. One of Uncle Sam's mighty warships of the air is berthed at Langley Field, Virginia. A tow car returning a YB-17 bomber to the hanger of the bombardment squadron for which it has just completed a mission

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. One of Uncle Sam'...

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Warner Robins, Georgia. Air Service Command, Robins Field. Aircraft mechanics removing the cowling from the engines of a B-24 bomber

Warner Robins, Georgia. Air Service Command, Robins Field. Aircraft me...

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Warner Robins, Georgia. Air Service Command, Robins Field. A crew of men coming out to work on a B-24 Liberator bomber at Robins Field

Warner Robins, Georgia. Air Service Command, Robins Field. A crew of m...

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Carlsbad, New Mexico. AT-11 training bombers at the United States Army Air forces advanced flying school dropping practice bombs

Carlsbad, New Mexico. AT-11 training bombers at the United States Army...

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B-29 Super Fortress. Farm Security Administartion 1930s public domain photo.

B-29 Super Fortress. Farm Security Administartion 1930s public domain ...

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Washington, D.C. Detail of a B-29 bombing plane on public view at the National Airport

Washington, D.C. Detail of a B-29 bombing plane on public view at the ...

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B-29 Super Fortress bombs - safety film negatives, Library of Congress

B-29 Super Fortress bombs - safety film negatives, Library of Congress

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B-29 Super Fortress at Washington National Airport

B-29 Super Fortress at Washington National Airport

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B-29 Super Fortress displayed to public for first time at Washington National Airport

B-29 Super Fortress displayed to public for first time at Washington N...

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B-29 Super Fortress - safety film negatives, Library of Congress

B-29 Super Fortress - safety film negatives, Library of Congress

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A B-17 Flying Fortress bomber awaits a coat of paint while undergoing the final stages of restoration by Air Force volunteers. The World War II vintage bomber, nicknamed "Homesick Angel," is being restored for permanent display at the front gate of the Strategic Air Command headquarters

A B-17 Flying Fortress bomber awaits a coat of paint while undergoing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Keith Brown Release Status: Releas... More

Grand Slam bombs awaiting delivery

Grand Slam bombs awaiting delivery

“Grand Slam” Bombs awaiting delivery, 7 January 1945 (TWAM ref. 1027/5178)...‘Workshop of the World’ is a phrase often used to describe Britain’s manufacturing dominance during the Nineteenth Century. It’s also... More

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

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

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