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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 ...

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

Marine glider at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C.

Marine glider at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C.

Public domain photograph of a truck, military vehicle, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Marine Corps lieutenant studying glider piloting at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C.

Marine Corps lieutenant studying glider piloting at Page Field, Parris...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

This girl in a glass house is putting finishing touches on the bombardier nose section of a B-17F navy bomber, Long Beach, Calif. She's one of many capable women workers in the Douglas Aircraft Company plant. 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

This girl in a glass house is putting finishing touches on the bombard...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

An experimental scale model of the B-25 plane is prepared for wind tunnel tests in the plant of the North American Aviation, Inc., Inglewood, Calif. The model maker holds an exact miniature reproduction of the type of bomb the plane will carry. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 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

An experimental scale model of the B-25 plane is prepared for wind tun...

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

Marine Corps gliders in flight out of Parris Island, S.C

Marine Corps gliders in flight out of Parris Island, S.C

12002-32. 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

Pre-WWII collection of Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information

Pre-WWII collection of Farm Security Administration - Office of War In...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Aircraft. Naval. The Consolidated "Mariner" (PBM-3) serves the Navy as a patrol bomber or transport. It is an all-metal flying boat with high gull wings. It has a speed of over 200 miles per hour, a range of over 3,000 miles, a ceiling of over 15,000 feet and a load capacity of 20,000 pounds. The crew of nine men is armed with 50-caliber machine guns and bombs

Aircraft. Naval. The Consolidated "Mariner" (PBM-3) serves the Navy as...

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

Pre-WWII collection of Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information

Pre-WWII collection of Farm Security Administration - Office of War In...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A black and white photo of four planes flying in the sky. Great Depression FFSA / OWI Negatives

A black and white photo of four planes flying in the sky. Great Depres...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a military aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Convoy. A scout plane from the aircraft carrier USS Ranger returns from a patrol flight of the area of the sea through which a convoy is passing. The efficient work of planes like this accounts in large measure for the relatively few ships that are successfully attacked by submarine wolf packs

Convoy. A scout plane from the aircraft carrier USS Ranger returns fro...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Image source: Official U.S. Navy photo from OWI. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Ove... More

General view of Okeechobee migratory labor camp. Belle Glade, Florida

General view of Okeechobee migratory labor camp. Belle Glade, Florida

Picryl description: Public domain image of a military aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Antiaircraft gun carriage. Axle brackets for a thirty-seven millimeter anti-aircraft gun carriage are machined on this milling machine. Today's fast-moving planes present a target requiring the very best in antiaircraft guns. Carriage and mount are as important as the gun itself for rapid fire power and maneuverability. War program production scene in one of Pennsylvania's heavy industry plants now converted to the production of vitally needed military equipment. AETNA. Ellwood City. Pennsylvania

Antiaircraft gun carriage. Axle brackets for a thirty-seven millimeter...

Public domain photograph of the 1930s-1940s World War Two, armed forces, military production, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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,...

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

Production. B-24E (Liberator) bombers at Willow Run. New B-24E (Liberator) bombers, just off the assembly lines at Ford's big Willow Run plant, are lined up for test flights before they are accepted by the Army. 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...

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

Production. B-24E (Liberator) bombers at Willow Run. Looking up one of the assembly lines at Ford's big Willow Run plant, where B-24E (Liberator) bombers are being made in great numbers. 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. Looking up one of...

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

Langley Field, Virginia. The massiveness of a YB-17 bomber is well shown by this hands-on view of the giant plane, which has just completed a military mission and is waiting to be rolled to its hanger at Langley Field, Virginia

Langley Field, Virginia. The massiveness of a YB-17 bomber is well sho...

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

Working on the nose of one engine of an interceptor plane. Lake Muroc, California

Working on the nose of one engine of an interceptor plane. Lake Muroc,...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of workers, war production, aircraft, airfield, the 1930s -1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Beaufort bomber in flight over Australia

Beaufort bomber in flight over Australia

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

U.S. Airborne Infantry troops loading a transport glider which will be used in maneuvers in the southwestern United States

U.S. Airborne Infantry troops loading a transport glider which will be...

Public domain photograph of a bomber aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. Glider instruction

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment tra...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of workers, war production, aircraft, airfield, the 1930s -1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. C-47 transport planes. A long line of C-47 transport planes awaits the installation of wings at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. A long line of C-47 transport plane...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a military aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a plane flying in the sky. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a plane flying in the sky. Office of War In...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Image source: Douglas Aircraft Company. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Pic... More

Nashville, Tennessee. Lunch time in the tail assembly section. Vultee Aircraft Corporation plant

Nashville, Tennessee. Lunch time in the tail assembly section. Vultee ...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Production. B-24E (Liberator) bombers at Willow Run. A new B-24E (Liberator) bomber, just off the assembly line at Ford's big Willow Run plant, gets a last-minute inspection before taking off on its 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. A new B-24E (Libe...

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

Conversion. Automobiles to 40 mm. anti-aircraft guns. 40 mm. anti-aircraft gun barrels for the U.S. Army are machined and finished in a former automobile plant. First they are cut to size and then their centers located. After that, they go down long machining lines where they are finished by mass production methods. Never before has any manufacturer attempted to make gun barrels of this size on a mass production basis. Chrysler Corporation, Highland Park, Detroit

Conversion. Automobiles to 40 mm. anti-aircraft guns. 40 mm. anti-airc...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

B-25 bombers and P-51 fighters stand side by side on North American's flight ramp

B-25 bombers and P-51 fighters stand side by side on North American's ...

Title and other information from caption sheet entry. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is a... More

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. A completed B-17F heavy bomber is checked by final inspectors at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company, before it moves to the flight line for rigid acceptance tests. 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. A completed B-17F heavy bomber is che...

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

Vultee vengeance dive bomber - safety film negatives, Library of Congress

Vultee vengeance dive bomber - safety film negatives, Library of Congr...

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

Production. Airplane maufacture, general. A woman airplane engine mechanic at the Long Beach, California, Douglas Aircraft Company. She was carefully trained by experts in the company school. Most important of the many types of aircraft made at this plant are 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

Production. Airplane maufacture, general. A woman airplane engine mech...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

A black and white photo of a train yard. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a train yard. Office of War Information Pho...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Production. B-24E (Liberator) bombers at Willow Run. Looking up one of the assembly lines at Ford's big Willow Run plant, where B-24E (Liberator) bombers are being made in great numbers. 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. Looking up one of...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Nashville, Tennessee. Final assembly of the "Vengeance" bomber at the Vultee Aircraft Corporation plant

Nashville, Tennessee. Final assembly of the "Vengeance" bomber at the ...

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

Official pictures of meeting of Stalin, Churchill, Harriman. These are the first official pictures released in the United States of the recent meetings of Premier I.V. Stalin, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Britain; and W. Averrell Harriman, representing President Roosevelt. The three men met in the middle of August, 1942, at the request of the Soviet leader, and held a series of conversations concerned with the future conduct of the war. Also present was V.M. Molotov, Peoples' Commissar for Foreign Affairs, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The meetings lasted four days. Picture shows the plane which brought Churchill to Moscow

Official pictures of meeting of Stalin, Churchill, Harriman. These are...

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. B-25 bombers. Fuselages for B-25 bombers on an assembly line in a Western aircraft plant. These fuselages will be installed on the right sides of the planes. General Doolittle, who flew a B-25 in the raid on Tokyo, 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

Production. B-25 bombers. Fuselages for B-25 bombers on an assembly li...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Nashville, Tennessee. In the wing sub assembly section. Vultee Aircraft Corporation plant

Nashville, Tennessee. In the wing sub assembly section. Vultee Aircraf...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

An officer and a government official (?) meeting two men at the American Airlines "Flagship" passenger plane and examining the contents of a brief case, in a scene in the motion picture "Black Marketing," produced by the U.S. Office of War Information (OWI) and released August 19, 1943

An officer and a government official (?) meeting two men at the Americ...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Bomber crews of the U.S. Army 9th Air Force are being given a chalk talk by Major Frank W. Delong, squadron commander, before they take off on a mission over Axis territory. These are the heavy bomber groups who are disrupting Axis shipping in the Meditarranean, thus hastening the defeat of the remaining Axis troops in North Africa

Bomber crews of the U.S. Army 9th Air Force are being given a chalk ta...

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

Warner Robins, Georgia. Air Service Command, Robins Field. A B-24 Liberator bomber being serviced at an air depot group hangar

Warner Robins, Georgia. Air Service Command, Robins Field. A B-24 Libe...

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

A black and white photo of airplanes in a hangar. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of airplanes in a hangar. Office of War Inform...

Annotation on original negative jacket. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information ... More

American "steam chickens" arrive in Africa. Unpacked, assembled and given its test flight, a P-40 fighter plane is now to take off for battle. Only four hours before, she was taken from the hold of a cargo ship at an African port

American "steam chickens" arrive in Africa. Unpacked, assembled and gi...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Front side view of C-82, the newest transport shown at demonstration of equipment held by United States Army Air Forces. It has twin boom tail, wing span of 106 feet, and tricycle landing gear. Engines are mounted at forward ends of the booms. Wings are of gull design. Developed solely for hauling heavy military cargo on rough fields near battle points

Front side view of C-82, the newest transport shown at demonstration o...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a military aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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

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

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

Raymond Loewy Associates, 580 5th Ave., New York City. Door signal and helicopter

Raymond Loewy Associates, 580 5th Ave., New York City. Door signal and...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a helicopter, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Edward C. Gleed, Tuskegee pilot, standing, three-quarter length portrait]

[Edward C. Gleed, Tuskegee pilot, standing, three-quarter length portr...

Photograph shows Tuskegee airman Edward C. Gleed of Lawrence, KS, Class 42-K, Group Operations Officer. Includes P-5/D in background, "Creamer's Dream," generally flown by Charles L. White, St. Louis, MO, Class... More

[Nose art on a B24 Liberator] - A black and white photo of a woman on a plane

[Nose art on a B24 Liberator] - A black and white photo of a woman on ...

Photograph shows nose art on a B24 bomber depicting a pin-up with the name "Bonnie" written next to the image. Written on back: 466BG ; 2E AD, Attlebridge, Eng.

Hughes Aircraft Company, Assembly & Manufacturing Building, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Hughes Aircraft Company, Assembly & Manufacturing Building, 6775 Centi...

Significance: Containing more than 400,000 square feet, Building 6 is the largest building within the Hughes complex. Located immediately south of Building 5, to which it is connected via a tunnel, Building 6 ... More

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Test Area North, Scoville, Butte County, ID

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Test Area North, Scoville, Butt...

Significance: Test Area North (TAN) was a site of the Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion (ANP) Project of the U.S. Air Force and the Atomic Energy Commission. Its Cold War mission was to develop a turbojet bomber prop... More

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Test Area North, Scoville, Butte County, ID

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Test Area North, Scoville, Butt...

Significance: Test Area North (TAN) was a site of the Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion (ANP) Project of the U.S. Air Force and the Atomic Energy Commission. Its Cold War mission was to develop a turbojet bomber prop... More

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Test Area North, Scoville, Butte County, ID

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Test Area North, Scoville, Butt...

Significance: Test Area North (TAN) was a site of the Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion (ANP) Project of the U.S. Air Force and the Atomic Energy Commission. Its Cold War mission was to develop a turbojet bomber prop... More

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Test Area North, Scoville, Butte County, ID

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Test Area North, Scoville, Butt...

Significance: Test Area North (TAN) was a site of the Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion (ANP) Project of the U.S. Air Force and the Atomic Energy Commission. Its Cold War mission was to develop a turbojet bomber prop... More

Hill Field, North of State Highway 193, East of Interstate 15, South of Davis-Weber Canal, West of Wherry Road, Layton, Davis County, UT

Hill Field, North of State Highway 193, East of Interstate 15, South o...

Significance: Hill Field (now Hill Air Force Base, HAFB) became famous during World War II for its rehabilitation of battle-weary aircraft. Exercising its mission to receive, store, repair, and ship air materi... More

Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach Plant, Aircraft Final Assembly Building, 3855 Lakewood Boulevard, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, CA

Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach Plant, Aircraft Final Assembly Bui...

Significance: Building No. 13 is one of 18 contributing buildings and two features to the Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach Plant historic district. Activities associated with the district significantly cont... More

Travis Air Force Base, B-36 Hangar, Between Woodskill Avenue & Ellis, adjacent to Taxiway V & W, Fairfield, Solano County, CA

Travis Air Force Base, B-36 Hangar, Between Woodskill Avenue & Ellis, ...

Significance: Building 810 is significant as an excellent example of a double-cantilever, medium bomber hangar used for maintenance of the B-36. It was one of the first such double-bay bomber hangars erected n... More

Hill Field, Airplane Repair Hangars No. 1-No. 4, 5875 Southgate Avenue, Layton, Davis County, UT

Hill Field, Airplane Repair Hangars No. 1-No. 4, 5875 Southgate Avenue...

Significance: The dual mission of the Ogden Air Depot/Ogden Air Materiel Command (OOAMA) at Hill Field/Air Force Base during and after World War II was to repair, maintain, and store aircraft, as well as to rec... More

Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach Plant, Aircraft Wing & Fuselage Assembly Building, 3855 Lakewood Boulevard, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, CA

Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach Plant, Aircraft Wing & Fuselage As...

Significance: Building No. 12 is one of 18 contributing buildings and two features to the Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach Plant historic district. Activities associated with the district significantly cont... More

Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, North Base Road, Boron, Kern County, CA

Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, North Base Road, Boron, Kern Count...

Significance: North Base originated as a remote, secret facility to test the United States' first jet-propelled military aircraft, the Bell XP-59A Airacomet. During World War II, facilities grew to accommodate... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ford Island Polaris Missile Lab & U.S. Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine Training Center, Between Lexington Boulvevard and the sea plane ramps on the southwest side of Ford Island, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Ford Island Polaris Missile Lab & U.S. ...

Significance: Facility 39 is located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. Its construction and ensuing modifications reflect the evolution of Navy activity at Ford Island, with periods of signif... More

Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center, Highway 158, Kill Devil Hills, Dare County, NC

Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center, Highway 158, Kill De...

Survey number: HABS NC-396 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000071

NASA Industrial Plant, Manufacturing & Assembly Plant, 12214 Lakewood Boulevard, Downey, Los Angeles County, CA

NASA Industrial Plant, Manufacturing & Assembly Plant, 12214 Lakewood ...

Significance: Building 1 has a long history of construction. Originally built in 1929, it was continuously remodeled, added on to, and modified up until 1996. Building 1 is the largest building on the Downey si... More

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, CA

Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Hanger No. 1, Cummins Avenue, Moffett...

Significance: In the nation's quest to provide security for the lengthy expanse of its coastlines the opportunity for air reconnaissance was realized by the futuristic Admiral William A. Moffett. Through his ef... More

Offutt Air Force Base, Glenn L. Martin-Nebraska Bomber Plant, Building D, Peacekeeper Drive, Bellevue, Sarpy County, NE

Offutt Air Force Base, Glenn L. Martin-Nebraska Bomber Plant, Building...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of an industrial building, factory or warehouse, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Aerial tug boat, which tows gliders for Marine pilots in training out of Page Field, Parris Island, S.C.

Aerial tug boat, which tows gliders for Marine pilots in training out ...

Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph - historical image of North Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image ... More

Instructor and students studying a map, Meacham Field, Fort Worth, Tex.

Instructor and students studying a map, Meacham Field, Fort Worth, Tex...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an airplane, aircraft, airport, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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

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

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

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

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

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Pre-WWII collection of Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information

Pre-WWII collection of Farm Security Administration - Office of War In...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Salvo of 600-pound bombs falling from formation of B-10 bombers in recent bombing practice by the 19th Bombardment Group, General Headquarters, Air Force, U.S. Army Air Corps

Salvo of 600-pound bombs falling from formation of B-10 bombers in rec...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Image source: U.S. Army Air Corps. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; U... More

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,...

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

An airliner refueling. Washington, D.C. municipal airport

An airliner refueling. Washington, D.C. municipal airport

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s US industrial development, Second World War, US war production, indusry, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aboard an airliner enroute from Los Angeles to San Francisco

Aboard an airliner enroute from Los Angeles to San Francisco

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of workers, war production, aircraft, airfield, the 1930s -1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Airliners lined upon the field. Municipal airport, Washington, D.C.

Airliners lined upon the field. Municipal airport, Washington, D.C.

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s US industrial development, Second World War, US war production, indusry, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. This worker is watching for signals from a colleague as he rolls cold steel plate to a desired shape on this plate roller, designed in Germany. All parts are prefabricated in this Eastern plant which formerly turned out freight cars. The completed sections are carried to the ways on flat cars. Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

Shipbuilding. "Liberty" ships. This worker is watching for signals fro...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of workers, war production, aircraft, airfield, the 1930s -1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

An airliner arriving and taxiing into position. Washington D.C. municipal airport

An airliner arriving and taxiing into position. Washington D.C. munici...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a military aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a plane flying in the sky. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a plane flying in the sky. Office of War In...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Image source: U.S. Army Air Force. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture ... More

Passengers aboard an American airliner enroute from Washington to Los Angeles

Passengers aboard an American airliner enroute from Washington to Los ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of workers, war production, aircraft, airfield, the 1930s -1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. B-24E (Liberator) bombers at Willow Run. New B-24E (Liberator) bombers, just off the assembly lines at Ford's big Willow Run plant, are lined up for test flights before they are accepted by the Army. 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...

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

Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Airborne bicyclists and motorcycles taking over an airfield in a military demonstration

Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Airborne bicyclists and motorcycles taking...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a military aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. The engines of the mighty YB-17 bombers are always in the pink of condition. This crew of soldier-mechanicas at Langley Field, Virginia is making one of the regular changes of spark plugs that insure peak performance

YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. The engines of th...

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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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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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Production. A-20 attack bombers. Another Douglas A-20 attack bomber leaves the assembly line at the Long Beach, California, plant for transfer to the flight line and test flight before delivery to the Army. 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 with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Another Douglas A-20 attack bomber le...

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Fort Worth, Texas. Meacham Field. Student wheeling a plane into position

Fort Worth, Texas. Meacham Field. Student wheeling a plane into positi...

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Production. C-47 transport planes. Noses and center wings for Douglas C-47 transport planes move toward the assembly line at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company, where they will be joined to their assigned fuselages. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across the oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. Noses and center wings for Douglas ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

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

Kansas City, Kansas. B-25 bombers lined up at North American Aviation,...

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Production. A-20 attack bombers. Another Douglas A-20 attack bomber leaves the assembly line at the Long Beach, California, plant for transfer to the flight line and test flight before delivery to the Army. 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 with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Another Douglas A-20 attack bomber le...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley, Virginia. The profile of a YB-17 bomber as seen from beneath the wing of another plane of the same type. These powerful four-engined ships belong to a bombardment squadron at Langley, Virginia

YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley, Virginia. The profile of a YB-17 ...

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North American P-51 fighters and B-25 bombers await test flights and delivery on North American's flight ramp

North American P-51 fighters and B-25 bombers await test flights and d...

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Production. B-17 heavy bomber. Fueling a new B-17F (Flying Fortress) bombers at the airfield of Boeing's Seattle plant. Ships are delivered to the Army and the Navy after they have successfully undergone flight tests. 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. Fueling a new B-17F (Flying Fortress) b...

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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. B-25 bombers. They'll soon be ready to hurl their might at the Axis. New B-25 medium bombers nearing the end of a Western aircraft assembly line. General Doolittle calls it the best military plane in existence. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

Production. B-25 bombers. They'll soon be ready to hurl their might at...

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Nasville, Tennessee. A bomber during a special demonstration of the press. Vultee Aircraft Corporation plant

Nasville, Tennessee. A bomber during a special demonstration of the pr...

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Nashville, Tennessee. "Vengence" bomber on the field

Nashville, Tennessee. "Vengence" bomber on the field

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B-24 Liberator bomber and C-87 Liberator Express. The C-87 Liberator Express is equipped with twenty portable chairs that are set up when the plane is used to carry human cargo. When Army officials saw the need for transport planes early in the war, plans for the Liberator Express were drawn to utilize the B-24 Liberator bomber so that no time was lost in the production changeover

B-24 Liberator bomber and C-87 Liberator Express. The C-87 Liberator E...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history for image. Title and other information from original negative jacket. Transfer; United States. Office o... More

Jack Delano - Vultee Aircraft Corporation plant

Jack Delano - Vultee Aircraft Corporation plant

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. New consolidated transport, just off the assembly line of a Western aircraft plant are loaded with cargo. The site of the plant and flying field was a cow pasture not so long before Pearl Harbor. 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. New consolidated transpo...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Production. C-47 transport planes. A long line of C-47 transport planes awaits the installation of wing at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. A long line of C-47 transport plane...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Vega Ventura bomber (PV-1)

Vega Ventura bomber (PV-1)

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A black and white photo of a plane flying in the sky, Vega Ventura bomber (PV-1)

A black and white photo of a plane flying in the sky, Vega Ventura bom...

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Warner Robins, Georgia. Air Service Command, Robins Field. Aircraft mechanics and ordnance men working on the rudder and tail guns of a B-24

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

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