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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...

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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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Production. B-25 bombers. Nose wheels for B-25 bombers lined up for inspection at a big Western aircraft plant. General Doolittle, who flew in a B-25, has called this bomber the best militiary plane in existence. Many men and women were quickly trained in this plant for the various operations necessary to the making of a modern bomber. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

Production. B-25 bombers. Nose wheels for B-25 bombers lined up for in...

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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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Women aircraft workers. Earnest girl workers for Uncle Sam assemble intricate electrical parts to be used in America's fighting planes at a large West Coast aircraft factory. The supervisor passes down the line, gives advice for speeding up operations, solves problems and keeps supplies flowing. Vega

Women aircraft workers. Earnest girl workers for Uncle Sam assemble in...

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De Land pool. Aircraft construction class. Daytona Beach, Florida high school students are making a record among the vocational schools of the state in the speed with which they are picking up the mechanics of repairing airplane motors. Dewey Stewart, nineteen, is checking the valve adjustment on a Wright J-5 in the motor room of the Volusia County Vocational School, operating on the dance floor of a revamped nightclub

De Land pool. Aircraft construction class. Daytona Beach, Florida high...

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Self-sealing fuel tanks. Not only as nurses behind the battle lines, but as workers in the factory producing important war goods, women are doing much to win this war and to spare the lives of the men doing the actual fighting. These girls are fitting inner ply to a building form, a safety development for military aircraft. Goodrich

Self-sealing fuel tanks. Not only as nurses behind the battle lines, b...

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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. Plywood for aircraft and boats. Making plywood panels for combat planes and boats. A huge hydraulic press operating at high temperature and a pressure of 250 pounds per square inch attaches glue-surfaced veneer sheets to lumber-core panels to make high-grade plywood for Army and Navy uses. Louisville, Kentucky

Production. Plywood for aircraft and boats. Making plywood panels for ...

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Production. Airplanes. Lunch with Popeye. While the swing shift of a large Western aircraft plant munch sandwiches in one of the recreation areas provided by the company, they watch Popeye eat his spinach before giving battle in a screen cartoon

Production. Airplanes. Lunch with Popeye. While the swing shift of a l...

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

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

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Production. Airplane maufacture, general. Men and women make efficient operating teams on riveting and other jobs at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. 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

Production. Airplane maufacture, general. Men and women make efficient...

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Production. B-25 bombers. Mounting a 1700-horsepower Wright Whirlwind engine to the fire wall of a B-25 bomber in a Western aircraft plant. This engine is one of the two powerful units which carry the B-25 through brilliant performances up to altitudes of 25,000 feet. General Doolittle has called this ship the best military plane in existence. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

Production. B-25 bombers. Mounting a 1700-horsepower Wright Whirlwind ...

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Nashville, Tennessee. Vultee Aircraft Company. Installing electric wiring in a fuselage

Nashville, Tennessee. Vultee Aircraft Company. Installing electric wir...

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Production. Aircraft engines. Hundreds of gears pass through the expert hands of Dorothy Miller and Sylvia Dreiser during their eight-hour working day in a large Midwest aircraft plant. Inspection of these vital cogs in America's war machine is a delicate task and one which requires infinite patience and precision. Melrose Park, Buick plant

Production. Aircraft engines. Hundreds of gears pass through the exper...

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General Motors Corporation, Eastern Aircraft Division. Linden, New Jersey

General Motors Corporation, Eastern Aircraft Division. Linden, New Jer...

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Production. Airplane maufacture, general. Sandbags protect vital plant areas of the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company, against air raids. 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

Production. Airplane maufacture, general. Sandbags protect vital plant...

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Production. Pratt and Whitney airplane engines. A gear for a Pratt and Whitney engine is tested for hardness on a Rockwell machine in a large Eastern plant now producing a steady flow of airplane motors for the planes that will help us bring victory. Pratt and Whitney Aircraft

Production. Pratt and Whitney airplane engines. A gear for a Pratt and...

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Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. Trainee ready for flight

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

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A North American P-51 fighter receives final inspection on the flight ramp before its first test flight

A North American P-51 fighter receives final inspection on the flight ...

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Production. A-20 attack bombers. Mechanics fuel a new A-20 attack bomber for its trial flight from the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and 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. Mechanics fuel a new A-20 attack bomb...

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

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

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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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Final adjustments are made on the motor of a North American P-51 fighter before it is given its initial test flight. Plant protection officers are always on guard in all parts of the plant, particularly in this area

Final adjustments are made on the motor of a North American P-51 fight...

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Nashville, Tennessee. Vultee Aircraft Company. Riveting a fuselage on a sub-assembly line

Nashville, Tennessee. Vultee Aircraft Company. Riveting a fuselage on ...

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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...

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Boeing aircraft plant, Seattle, Washington. Production of B-17F (Flying Fortress) bombing planes. Women making small airplane parts

Boeing aircraft plant, Seattle, Washington. Production of B-17F (Flyin...

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Production. C-47 transport planes. Girl inspectors at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company make a careful check of center wings for C-47 transport planes. 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. Girl inspectors at the Long Beach, ...

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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

Fort Benning. Aerial machine gunners. Four aces. This crack aerial machine gunner is part of an unbeatable combination. He has a fast, accuerate gun and the world's best in the way of plane and pilot

Fort Benning. Aerial machine gunners. Four aces. This crack aerial mac...

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Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. A complete center section for a Lockheed P-38 pursuit plane in an assembly jig at a large Western aircraft plant. On the final line, the entire center section will be joined to other plane sections, and noses, engines, wings, landing gear and other equipment will be installed

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. A complete center section fo...

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Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Glad he's on our side, not theirs. This lieutenant of the Marine Corps, studying glider piloting at Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina, may some day land in battle dress on the outskirts of Berlin or Tokyo or on the heel of Italy's boot

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. Glad he's on our side, not theirs...

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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. Interesting patterns are formed by the wings of A-20 attack bombers, waiting their turn on the assembly lines of the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. 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. Interesting patterns are formed by th...

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Boeing aircraft plant, Seattle, Washington. Production of B-17 (Flying Fortress) bombing planes. Material for the construction of B-17 (Flying Fortress) bombers

Boeing aircraft plant, Seattle, Washington. Production of B-17 (Flying...

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Transportation. Car pooling at Glenn Martin. Aircraft workers at the Glenn Martin aircraft plant solve some of their transportation problems at an "auto pooling" bulletin board. Here, owners desiring to share their cars list information on their routes and destinations

Transportation. Car pooling at Glenn Martin. Aircraft workers at the G...

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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

Vultee Aircraft Corporation plant

Vultee Aircraft Corporation plant

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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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Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Small section for Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes are prepared for subassembly in a large Western aircraft plant. The completed subassemblies travel along lines that eventually meet the main assembly line from which finished planes are rolled outdoors for the installation of propellers

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Small section for Lockheed P...

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Boeing aircraft plant, Seattle, Washington. Production of B-17F (Flying Fortress) bombing planes. Warehouse handing out material for the building of B-17F (Flying Fortress) bombers

Boeing aircraft plant, Seattle, Washington. Production of B-17F (Flyin...

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Production. A-20 attack bombers. Experienced assembly line workers of both sexes contribute to the production of A-20 attack bombers in 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 with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Experienced assembly line workers of ...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Half down the final line of a Western aircraft plant at which consolidated B-24 bombers and transports are made. This new transports, 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 and fluorescent lighting systems in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Half down the final line...

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Manpower. Negro bomber plant workers. Final assembly of the pilot's compartment is being made by these Negro workers in a large Eastern aircraft factory. These youths went directly from a war training course to their jobs in this plant. Glenn L. Martin Bomber Plant. Baltimore, Maryland

Manpower. Negro bomber plant workers. Final assembly of the pilot's co...

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North American P-51 fighters await flight tests on the flight ramp. The P-51 is the Army Air Force's newest fighter

North American P-51 fighters await flight tests on the flight ramp. Th...

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Production. Aircraft. As the bit bites deep into tough metal, this mechinist in a large Western aircraft plant smiles with grim satisfaction. He's ahead of schedule, and he knows that every job completed ahead of time is a sharper thorn in the side of our enemies

Production. Aircraft. As the bit bites deep into tough metal, this mec...

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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...

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

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. Glider planes in flight

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

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Manpower. Negro navy yard workers. Thomas Walker, one of the many Negro workers employed in the aircraft factory of a larger Eastern navy yard, contributes to the happy landings of our air warriors. Walker is shown working on olios, a part of the landing gear of fighting craft

Manpower. Negro navy yard workers. Thomas Walker, one of the many Negr...

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Seattle, Washington. Boeing aircraft plant. Production of B-17F (Flying Fortress) bombing planes. Sections of framework

Seattle, Washington. Boeing aircraft plant. Production of B-17F (Flyin...

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Women aircraft workers. Hollywood missed a good bet when they overlooked this attractive aircraft worker, who is shown checking electrical sub-assemblies in a large West Coast aircraft factory. Vega

Women aircraft workers. Hollywood missed a good bet when they overlook...

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Production. Aircraft. Although the tiny part in this veteran's "mike" looks insignificant, its variation from perfection may mean a jammed gun, faulty landing gear, or stalled engine. This machinist in a large Western aircraft plant has had twenty-three years of experience. Craftsmen of his skill are at an all-time premium now

Production. Aircraft. Although the tiny part in this veteran's "mike" ...

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Vultee Aircraft Corporation plant

Vultee Aircraft Corporation plant

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North American employees make additional installations on a P-51 fighter as it moves down the long final assembly line

North American employees make additional installations on a P-51 fight...

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Production. Pratt and Whitney airplane engines. Installing rings on pistons for Pratt and Whitney airplane engines in a large Eastern plant. The pistons, the rings, and the cylinders in which they will be fitted, are built to the finest American standards. Pratt and Whitney Aircraft

Production. Pratt and Whitney airplane engines. Installing rings on pi...

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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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Self-sealing fuel tanks. Rows of vulcanized self-sealing fuel tanks for military aircraft awaiting final finishing.

Self-sealing fuel tanks. Rows of vulcanized self-sealing fuel tanks fo...

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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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Boeing aircraft plant, Seattle, Washington. Production of B-17F (Flying Fortress) bombing planes. Lubricating and servicing a new B-17F (Flying Fortress) bombers

Boeing aircraft plant, Seattle, Washington. Production of B-17F (Flyin...

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Manpower. Negro navy yard workers. In a sea of silk, this woman worker is making parachutes for America's paratroopers. She is one of many Negro employees in the aircraft factory of an Eastern navy yard

Manpower. Negro navy yard workers. In a sea of silk, this woman worker...

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Production. B-25 bombers. A new B-25 bomber is rolled out on the field of a big Western airplane plant. This mighty ship is a product of the teamwork of American men and women who took in stride the job of adapting themselves to the many intricate operations necessary in the production of a modern bomber. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

Production. B-25 bombers. A new B-25 bomber is rolled out on the field...

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Middle River, Maryland. Housing development for workers at the Glenn L. Martin aircraft plant. Another arrangement of furniture in the living room and dining alcove

Middle River, Maryland. Housing development for workers at the Glenn L...

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Manpower. Negro aircraft propeller workers. America draws its manpower from various races for the war production drive. This skilled Negro worker is grinding profile and radius on the leading edge of a blade in a large Eastern propeller factory. Even the slightest mistake in this operation may ruin the entire blade. Curtiss-Wright Propeller Division. Caldwell, New Jersey

Manpower. Negro aircraft propeller workers. America draws its manpower...

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Group of four Beaufort bombers in flight over Australia

Group of four Beaufort bombers in flight over Australia

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Boeing aircraft plant, Seattle, Washington. Production of B-17F (Flying Fortress) bombing planes. Fuselage sections

Boeing aircraft plant, Seattle, Washington. Production of B-17F (Flyin...

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A Danish pilot who is serving with the Royal Air Force in England

A Danish pilot who is serving with the Royal Air Force in England

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Seattle, Washington. Boeing aircraft plant. Production of B-17F (Flying Fortress) bombing planes. A crew working on the assembly of a wing

Seattle, Washington. Boeing aircraft plant. Production of B-17F (Flyin...

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Nashville, Tennessee. Vultee Aircraft Company. In the fuselage assembly section

Nashville, Tennessee. Vultee Aircraft Company. In the fuselage assembl...

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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. C-47 transport planes. Great numbers of C-47 transport planes are coming off the assembly lines of Douglas Aircraft Company at Long Beach, California. 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. Great numbers of C-47 transport pla...

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

Vultee Aircraft Corporation plant

Vultee Aircraft Corporation plant

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Production. Airplane maufacture, general. Even scraps of rope are reclaimed for remaking into sturdy new lines at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Most important of the many types of aircrafts 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

Production. Airplane maufacture, general. Even scraps of rope are recl...

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Giant tire manufacturer. This husky workman, standing six feet four inches tall, looks small indeed as he uses air pressure to clean the lid of the world's largest vulcanizing unit in an Eastern tire plant. The top section of this mold being prepared to vulcanize a large bullet-sealing gasoline tank, weighs sixteen tons and can also be used to vulcanize tires over ten feet in diameter

Giant tire manufacturer. This husky workman, standing six feet four in...

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Production. Pratt and Whitney airplane engines. A cover case for a Pratt and Whitney airplane engine is milled on a Milwaukee vertical miller in a large Eastern plant now working at full tilt to supply our armed forces with superior power installations. Pratt and Whitney Aircraft

Production. Pratt and Whitney airplane engines. A cover case for a Pra...

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"Flying Sergeant" in the cockpit of his interceptor plane. Lake Muroc, California

"Flying Sergeant" in the cockpit of his interceptor plane. Lake Muroc,...

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Captain C.R. Douglass, Assistant Army Air Forces Representative at North American Aviation, looks aloft before taking another P-51 fighter into the air for a routine test flight

Captain C.R. Douglass, Assistant Army Air Forces Representative at Nor...

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Production. Airplane maufacture, general. American mothers and sisters, like these women at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company, give important help in producing planes for their men at the front. Most important of the many types of aircraft made at the 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

Production. Airplane maufacture, general. American mothers and sisters...

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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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Manpower. Negro navy yard workers. Thomas Walker, one of the many Negro workers employed in the aircraft factory of a larger Eastern navy yard, contributes to the happy landings of our air warriors. Walker is shown working on olios, a part of the landing gear of fighting craft

Manpower. Negro navy yard workers. Thomas Walker, one of the many Negr...

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Conversion. Auto parts to aircraft landing gear. Like a sculptor working in marble, this toolmaker is carving a die (a process known as diecasting) from a piece of solid steel for use in the production of forgings for aircraft landing gear. The machining is being done in a converted Midwest automobile plant

Conversion. Auto parts to aircraft landing gear. Like a sculptor worki...

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Manpower. Negro navy yard workers. Thomas Walker, one of the many Negro workers employed in the aircraft factory of a larger Eastern navy yard, contributes to the happy landings of our air warriors. Walker is shown working on olios, a part of the landing gear of fighting craft

Manpower. Negro navy yard workers. Thomas Walker, one of the many Negr...

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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...

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A black and white photo of two planes flying in the sky. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of two planes flying in the sky. Office of War...

Photographed by Alfred Palmer or Pat Terry. Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More informat... More

Production. Aircraft engines. She used to be a librarian, now she inspects aircraft parts. Prior to Alma Jean Vincent's employment in a large Midwestern aircraft plant, she managed the junior book section of a suburban library. She had also been an assistant buyer of sportswear, but this lack of industrial experience seems to have been no handicap for her present job of visual gauge operator, inspecting airplane motor parts. With only six months of war work behind her, she's more than meeting plant requirements for speed and precision. Melrose Park, Buick plant

Production. Aircraft engines. She used to be a librarian, now she insp...

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Fort Knox. M-3 tank crews. A good type of soldier mans the M-3 tanks at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The Fort Knox school for tank crews has graduated many men who are now ready to meet the Axis on our far-flung battle lines and on more than equal terms

Fort Knox. M-3 tank crews. A good type of soldier mans the M-3 tanks a...

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Production. Aircraft engines. Woman's place is on the inspection line in this Midwest aircraft plant where increasing numbers of young girls are being employed for this exacting work. Frances Busch and Lorraine Onobato put in five full days a week inspecting and gauging oil pipes for airplane engines. Melrose Park, Buick plant

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Seattle, Washington. Boeing aircraft plant. Production of B-17F (Flying Fortress) bombing planes. Lubricating and servicing a new B-17F (Flying Fortress) bombers

Seattle, Washington. Boeing aircraft plant. Production of B-17F (Flyin...

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Boeing aircraft plant, Seattle, Washington. Production of B-17F (Flying Fortress) bombing planes. The bombadier's compartment in the nose

Boeing aircraft plant, Seattle, Washington. Production of B-17F (Flyin...

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Production. Aircraft. High above the roof of a Western aircraft plant covering nearly two million square feet of shop and assembly space, this fireman keeps a watchful eye on the scene below. During an air raid his post is here, as a spotter for the incendiary's flare

Production. Aircraft. High above the roof of a Western aircraft plant ...

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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...

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. "Vengence" bomber on the field

Nashville, Tennessee. "Vengence" bomber on the field

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Niagara Falls, New York. Elaine Colgan and her roommate, Alice, workers at the Bell Aircraft plant, share a room in Mrs. Hannegan's boardinghouse

Niagara Falls, New York. Elaine Colgan and her roommate, Alice, worker...

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Bar Harbor, Maine. Civil Air Patrol base headquarters of coastal patrol no. 20. A flyer

Bar Harbor, Maine. Civil Air Patrol base headquarters of coastal patro...

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Middle River, a small crossroads in the vicinity of Baltimore, Maryland. FSA (Farm Security Administration) housing project (later administered by the National Housing Agency) for Glenn L. Martin aircraft workers. At the children's library

Middle River, a small crossroads in the vicinity of Baltimore, Marylan...

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Buffalo, New York. People waiting to be interviewed at the employment agency of the Bell Aircraft plant

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Middle River, a small crossroads in the vicinity of Baltimore, Maryland. FSA (Farm Security Administration) housing project (later administrated by the National Housing Agency) for Glenn L. Martin aircraft workers. Children at rest in the playground

Middle River, a small crossroads in the vicinity of Baltimore, Marylan...

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United States "lend-lease" program in eastern India. Royal Air Force ground crew attaches bombs to lend-lease Mohawk fighter. These planes carry six bombs in addition to their six machine-guns. Pilots call the Mohawk the "best answer to the Jap's air power"

United States "lend-lease" program in eastern India. Royal Air Force g...

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Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. Portrait of a welder

Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. Portrait of a weld...

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