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Two North American employees rivet the nacelle for a B-25 bomber. Woman and man. Women will probably be doing eighty percent of work at this plant next year. Now approximately twenty percent

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Two North American employees rivet the nacelle for a B-25 bomber. Woman and man. Women will probably be doing eighty percent of work at this plant next year. Now approximately twenty percent

The skin is applied to the frame of a tank for a B-25 bomber. Women can be found in every department at North American Aviation, working together and with men. Next year approximately eighty percent of employees will be women; twenty percent at present

The skin is applied to the frame of a tank for a B-25 bomber. Women can be found in every department at North American Aviation, working together and with men. Next year approximately eighty percent of employees will be women; twenty percent at present

Men and women working together on the production front. Two North American employees assemble the engine cowling for a B-25 bomber

Men and women working together on the production front. Two North American employees assemble the engine cowling for a B-25 bomber

Two North American employees prepare a B-25 for painting. Man and woman. Note paper covered windows

In the sub-assembly department, this woman employee assembles parts for North American B-25 bombers and P-51 Mustang fighters. Engine control rods

Production. B-25 bombers. Setting rivets in a frame member for a B-25 bomber. The Western plant in which thousands of these warships of the air are built employs many women at jobs that once were considered exclusively the work of men. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

Production. B-25 bomber. Drilling a bracket part for a B-25 bomber. The Western plant in which this warship of the air is built employs many women at jobs that once were considered exclusively the work of men. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

Two North American employees rivet the nacelle for a B-25 bomber. Woman and man. Women will probably be doing eighty percent of work at this plant next year. Now approximately twenty percent

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california los angeles county inglewood safety film negatives american employees rivet two north american employees rivet nacelle bomber woman eighty percent eighty percent work plant year bombers 1940s women b 25 mitchell b 25 b 25 bomber 1940s 40s united states history 1940 s library of congress
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01/01/1942
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No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. On North American's "Sunshine" assembly line at Inglewood, California, a B-25 bomber is prepared for painting. Paper is taped to those areas to be painted. 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

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

In North American's foundry, kirksite is poured into a mould

Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Employees at the Inglewood, California, plant of North American Aviation return to their jobs after enjoying another lunch period program presented at the recreation center. 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 maufacture, general. A noontime rest for a full- fledged assembly worker at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Nacelle parts for a heavy bomber form the background. Most important are 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

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

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

Part of the cowling for one of the motors for a B-25 bomber is assembled in the engine department of North American [Aviation, Inc.]'s Inglewood, Calif., plant

A huge rubber tire is mounted on the landing gear strut of a North American B-25 before it moves to the final assembly line

Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Wing sections for B-25 bombers and P-51 fighters, move down long assembly lines at North American Aviation plant at Inglewood, California. 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. B-25 bombers. Tires, wing sections and empennage assemblies for B-25 bombers, ready for the assembly lines of a Western aircraft plant. General Doolittle has called the ship the best military plane in existence. With plenty of speed, a 1700- mile cruising range and a ceiling of 25,000 feet, it has performed brilliantly as a medium bomber and as an escort plane. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

A few of the thousands of parts move out of the hydropress department upon completion to the fabrication shops

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california los angeles county inglewood safety film negatives american employees rivet two north american employees rivet nacelle bomber woman eighty percent eighty percent work plant year bombers 1940s women b 25 mitchell b 25 b 25 bomber 1940s 40s united states history 1940 s library of congress