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Luxor, Egypt. 1930s public domain photogrpaph.

Luxor, Egypt. 1930s public domain photogrpaph.

Public domain image of Egyptian art, free to use, no copyright restrictions photo - Picryl description

Seattle Children's Theatre [presents] "Flight" a living newspaper play

Seattle Children's Theatre [presents] "Flight" a living newspaper play

Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "Flight" at the Federal Theatre, Rainier & Atlantic, Seattle, Washington, showing an airplane. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congr... More

National Airport. View of National Airport with plane in foreground

National Airport. View of National Airport with plane in foreground

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

Dusting plane hedge-hopping after spraying swath on beanfield. These planes can spray 100 acres an hour, can usually fly one or two hours unless it rains or storms in an average day. The ususal traveling "dusting circus" has at least three or four planes, its own pilots, mechanics and elementary repair shop. Seabrook Farms, between Bridgeton and Vineland, New Jersey

Dusting plane hedge-hopping after spraying swath on beanfield. These p...

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

North American B-25 bomber is prepared for painting on the outside assembly line, North American Aviation, Inc., Inglewood, Calif

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

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

Working with the electric wiring at Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif.

Working with the electric wiring at Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Bea...

Public domain photograph of a woman, female portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Navy N2S primary land planes at the naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Navy N2S primary land planes at the naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Te...

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

Marine lieutenant with the power towing plane for the gliders at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C.

Marine lieutenant with the power towing plane for the gliders at Page ...

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

Transport plane takes off on test flight, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Fort Worth, Texas

Transport plane takes off on test flight, Consolidated Aircraft Corp.,...

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

Low flying planes from which dust or insecticide is spread onto crops by men who "follow the season" up the east coast, Seabrook Farm, Bridgeton, N.J.

Low flying planes from which dust or insecticide is spread onto crops ...

Public domain photograph - New Jersey, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

With careful Douglas training, women do accurate electrical assembly and installation work, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

With careful Douglas training, women do accurate electrical assembly a...

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

Civil Air Patrol Base, Bar Harbor, Maine. Ground crew making a routine overhaul of a patrol plane at base headquarters of Coastal Patrol #20

Civil Air Patrol Base, Bar Harbor, Maine. Ground crew making a routine...

Photograph shows the Stinson HW-75, or 105 Voyager airplane. The design was later modified to the L-5 Sentinel for the war. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

Aviation cadets in training at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Aviation cadets in training at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Tex...

Public domain photograph related to navy, naval warfare, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aircraft. Army. The Douglas C-54 is the military version of the commercial transport DC-4 used by the airline companies. It is a four-engine low-wing monoplane designed for a long-range personnel transport. The commercial model was designed for forty day passengers and twenty-eight sleeper passengers. Its passenger carrying capacity after modifications for military service is not revealed

Aircraft. Army. The Douglas C-54 is the military version of the commer...

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

Pontoon construction at the Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, Connecticut

Pontoon construction at the Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stra...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Workmen on the final assembly of a plane at the Vought Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation. Stratford, Connecticut

Workmen on the final assembly of a plane at the Vought Sikorsky Aircra...

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

Planes for the U.S. Navy on the assembly floor at the Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, Connecticut

Planes for the U.S. Navy on the assembly floor at the Vought-Sikorsky ...

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

[Woman standing on wing of small airplane, man standing next to airplane]

[Woman standing on wing of small airplane, man standing next to airpla...

Forms part of: Toni Frissell collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph of aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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.

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.

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.

Near the end of the assembly line at the Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, Connecticut

Near the end of the assembly line at the Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft Corp...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

In the Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, Connecticut

In the Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, Connecticut

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

In the Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, Connecticut

In the Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, Connecticut

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

Adjusting hub on finished propeller at Hamilton propeller plant at East Hartford, Connecticut

Adjusting hub on finished propeller at Hamilton propeller plant at Eas...

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

Subcontracting aircraft parts. Here is the "dope room" at a huge Ohio plant. The fabric covering control surfaces for military aircraft is here doped, or covered with protective paints. This worker is spraying surfaces with a special lacquer to make them glossy and weather-proof. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Subcontracting aircraft parts. Here is the "dope room" at a huge Ohio ...

Public domain photograph of industrial architecture, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aircraft tire manufacture. Wide range of tire sizes required for military aircraft is illustrated by this photograph. Tire at bottom is of type used on average medium bomber while small tires at top are for tail wheels of various types. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Aircraft tire manufacture. Wide range of tire sizes required for milit...

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

A black and white photo of people crossing the street. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of people crossing the street. Office of War I...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More

Flotation bag manufacturing. Woman balloon room worker applying finishing touches to inflatable flotation bags used to float marine aircraft forced down at sea. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Flotation bag manufacturing. Woman balloon room worker applying finish...

Public domain photograph of 1930s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Two airliners on the landing field. In the background can be seen the Washington Monument. Municipal airport, Washington, D.C.

Two airliners on the landing field. In the background can be seen the ...

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

A black and white photo of an airport. War Poduction. Office of War Information.

A black and white photo of an airport. War Poduction. Office of War In...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

Rolfe Chickering, farmboy from Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, now working at Pratt and Whitney United Aircraft, East Hartford, Connecticut. He is talking to his friend with whom he commutes to Suffield, Connecticut (see 57612D)

Rolfe Chickering, farmboy from Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, now working a...

Public domain photograph of Connecticut in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Subcontracting aircraft parts. This young worker is an expert at sewing fabric onto movable control surfaces. The section on which he is now working, at this huge Ohio plant, will eventually be part of a U.S. bombing plane. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Subcontracting aircraft parts. This young worker is an expert at sewin...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a worker, labor, factory, plant, manufacture, industrial facility, 1930s, mid-20th-century industrial photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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

A black and white photo of a plane. Office of War Information Photogra...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

Working on an engine of one of the airliners. Washington, D.C. municipal airport

Working on an engine of one of the airliners. Washington, D.C. municip...

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

Aircraft tire manufacture. Inspector in rubber factory checks large airplane tire prior to preparation for shipment. Stack of airplane tires for a famous American fighter are shown in background. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Aircraft tire manufacture. Inspector in rubber factory checks large ai...

Public domain photograph of indoor, interior activity, America in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of old cars parked on the side of the road. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of old cars parked on the side of the road. Of...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More

A black and white photo of a street filled with old cars. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a street filled with old cars. Office of Wa...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More

A black and white photo of an old car and a truck. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of an old car and a truck. Office of War Infor...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More

Pratt and Whitney worker at the United Aircraft credit union. East Hartford, Connecticut

Pratt and Whitney worker at the United Aircraft credit union. East Har...

Public domain photograph of Connecticut in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Workers entering plant at afternoon change of shift. Pratt and Whitney plant, United Aircraft, East Hartford, Connecticut

Workers entering plant at afternoon change of shift. Pratt and Whitney...

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Subcontracting aircraft parts. A complicated system of storing parts for airplane sub-assembly assures workers at an Ohio plant that they will not be held up for parts. Here is a portion of the huge storeroom, with a worker piling small sections where they will be available at a moment's notice. Constant inventory is kept. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Subcontracting aircraft parts. A complicated system of storing parts f...

Public domain photograph of 1930s industry, war production in the United States free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Trailer camp for defense workers of the Vultee Aircraft Plant. Nashville, Tennessee

Trailer camp for defense workers of the Vultee Aircraft Plant. Nashvil...

Public domain photograph of Tennessee, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

American fighter planes over Malaya American fighter plans have arrived in Malaya month after month and assembly has continued at high speed but without publicity ... and these are the first photos of Brewster Buffalo fighters flying in formation in Malaya.

American fighter planes over Malaya American fighter plans have arrive...

British official photograph: X-1226. No. BO-755. Forms part of: FSA/OWI Collection (Library of Congress).

A black and white photo of men working on a plane. War Poduction. Office of War Information.

A black and white photo of men working on a plane. War Poduction. Offi...

To identify this image it may help to search for images that have neighboring call numbers, are similar in appearance, and have titles. There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist. Transfer; Un... More

A black and white photo of an airplane. War Poduction. Office of War Information.

A black and white photo of an airplane. War Poduction. Office of War I...

To identify this image it may help to search for images that have neighboring call numbers, are similar in appearance, and have titles. There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist. Transfer; Un... More

A black and white photo of a group of people. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a group of people. Office of War Informatio...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. The center section for a Lockheed P-38 pursuit ship ready to go into a "mating" jig at a large Western aircraft plant. In the "mating" operation, nose sections and other plane members are joined to the center section. The partly-finished plane body is then ready to travel down the main assembly line where engines, wings, and other essential equipment will be installed

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. The center section for a Loc...

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. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. A Lockheed P-38 pursuit ship, just returned from flight tests, is checked and reconditioned in the test hangar of a large Western aircraft plant. After these operations, the ship will be ready for delivery to the Army. The P-38 has performed brilliantly in action, notably in the Aleutians. Its long range and great firepower give it real promise as an escort for high-altitude bombers. At its best altitude, the P-38 is one of the world's fastest fighting planes

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. A Lockheed P-38 pursuit ship...

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

Naval air base, Corpus Christi, Texas. The motor gunned, connections intact, the Navy fighter F3F are constantly reconditioned by sailor mechanics at the base

Naval air base, Corpus Christi, Texas. The motor gunned, connections i...

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

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

Kansas City, Kansas. B-25 bombers on the outdoor assembly line at Nort...

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

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...

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

De Land pool. Aircraft construction class. Women are being trained along with men in the Volusia County, Florida Vocational School to take their places on the war production front. Pearl Kinchen, who is leaning overhead welding under the watchful eye of instructor, is a housewife with a brother in the army. She will soon be welding aircraft in the De Land industrial pool

De Land pool. Aircraft construction class. Women are being trained alo...

Public domain photograph - United States during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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 ...

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

Motors on a North American B-25 bomber are warmed up before the plane takes off on its initial flight test

Motors on a North American B-25 bomber are warmed up before the plane ...

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

Mitchell Field. An American knight of the air mans the upper gun of one of our new bombers. He, his gun and his plane are typical of the personnel and equipment that have gained world respect for the American Air Force

Mitchell Field. An American knight of the air mans the upper gun of on...

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

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. Trainees and instructor

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

Picryl description: Public domain photograph group portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mitchell Field. Eagle ready for battle. An American pursuit pilot in combat gear is all set to climb into his plane. His flying equipment includes a combined oxygen mask and throat-type microphone, headphones, parachute and Mae West life jacket

Mitchell Field. Eagle ready for battle. An American pursuit pilot in c...

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

Production. B-25 bombers. Tires for B-25 bombers are stacked ready for use alongside the final assembly line 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

Production. B-25 bombers. Tires for B-25 bombers are stacked ready for...

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

Production. Aircraft. On the tail section of a Ventura bomber, a Negro and a white worker team up to raise the production rate of a big Western aircraft plant

Production. Aircraft. On the tail section of a Ventura bomber, a Negro...

Public domain photograph of California in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Airborne infantry landing from a transport plane in a military demonstration

Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Airborne infantry landing from a transport...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military training, armed forces fort, camp, exercise activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Vultee Aircraft Corporation plant

Vultee Aircraft Corporation plant

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s industrial development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Vultee Aircraft Corporation plant

Vultee Aircraft Corporation plant

Public domain photograph of building construction site, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Production. Pratt and Whitney airplane engines. Power section crank cases for Pratt and Whitney airplane engines undergo a careful inspection in a large Eastern plant before assembly into engines that will carry our fighting airmen to victory. Pratt and Whitney Aircraft

Production. Pratt and Whitney airplane engines. Power section crank ca...

Public domain photograph of manufacturing, industry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

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

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

Parris Island, South Carolina. An aerial "tug boat" towing three gliders across the field at the U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp

Parris Island, South Carolina. An aerial "tug boat" towing three glide...

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

Manpower. Negro bomber plant workers. Conservation of rubber by American motorists makes possible these bomber tires, which are being assembled in a large Eastern aircraft plant. These Negro workers are clamping on lock washers to the wheels before final assembly of the landing gear. Glenn L. Martin Bomber Plant. Baltimore, Maryland

Manpower. Negro bomber plant workers. Conservation of rubber by Americ...

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

Production. Pratt and Whitney airplane engines. America's air power grows as our mighty industrial machine goes into high. Nose sections for single-rod crank cases to be used in Pratt and Whitney engines are piled up for later machining and assembly in a large Eastern plant. Pratt and Whitney Aircraft

Production. Pratt and Whitney airplane engines. America's air power gr...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Connecticut, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aircraft Warning Service, New York, New York. Volunteer workers

Aircraft Warning Service, New York, New York. Volunteer workers

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, group of people, meeting, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, 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...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Additional information on print in lot: Please credit: Vultee Aircraft, Inc. Title and other information from print in lot and lot catalog card. Transf... More

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Maiden flight for a new consolidated transport, just off the assembly line of a Western plant. Wheels are being retracted just after the takeoff. This new warship of the air is capable of operation at high altitudes and over great ranges for high accuracy bombing invasions. 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. Maiden flight for a new ...

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

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 ...

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

Women in industry. Aircraft motor workers. Scarlet fingernails give emphasis to the important work that feminine fingers are doing on this inspection line. Performing a delicate and repetitive job, women at this Midwest aircraft motor plant use dial indicator gauges in the process of inspection of ball sockets used in airplane motors

Women in industry. Aircraft motor workers. Scarlet fingernails give em...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a woman working, women labor, 1940s, economic conditions, home front, world war two, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. Pratt and Whitney airplane engines. A propeller shaft of a Pratt and Whitney airplane engine is carefully checked for concentricity in a large Eastern plant steadily producing at a high rate for our armed forces. Pratt and Whitney Aircraft

Production. Pratt and Whitney airplane engines. A propeller shaft of a...

Public domain photograph of a machine part, motor, equipment, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Sets of three-bladed propellers for Lockheed P-38 pursuit ships are prepared for installation at a large Western aircraft plant. After the propellers have been installed, the ships will be put through exacting inspection and trial flights. If these prove satisfactory, the new fighter planes will be delivered to the Army

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Sets of three-bladed propell...

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

Nashville, Tennessee. Vultee Aircraft Company. In the engine installation section

Nashville, Tennessee. Vultee Aircraft Company. In the engine installat...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Kansas City, Kansas. A B-25 bomber built by North American Aviation, Inc.

Kansas City, Kansas. A B-25 bomber built by North American Aviation, I...

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

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...

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

Production. Aircraft engines. A veteran of the assembly bench, twenty-two-year-old Anne Weinmen, employee of a large Midwest aircraft factory, inspects pistons to be used in airplane engines. With several years experience in Midwestern plants behind her, Miss Weinmen has developed the patience and dexterity this work requires. Melrose Park, Buick plant

Production. Aircraft engines. A veteran of the assembly bench, twenty-...

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

Painters swarm over a North American P-51 fighter as it leaves the assembly line. Cleaning before spray painting

Painters swarm over a North American P-51 fighter as it leaves the ass...

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

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. A girl mechanic in a large Western aircraft plant rivets the belly of a new consolidated transport plane. The Cleco fasteners which protrude from the surface hold the sections of metal in place while the riveting job is being done. This new transport, adapted from 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

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. A girl mechanic in a la...

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

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. The stinger in the tail of the B-17F heavy bomber has sent many a Jap and Nazi plane down in flaming wreckage. This new ship is ready for delivery from the Long Beach, California, plant of the Douglas Aircraft Company. 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 with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. The stinger in the tail of the B-17F ...

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

Mitchell Field. An airdrome tractor and its capable crew have no difficulty moving the largest aircraft

Mitchell Field. An airdrome tractor and its capable crew have no diffi...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military vehicle, automobile, tractor truck, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Las Vegas, Nevada. Two peat storage buildings, 540 by 100 feet, on the Basic Magnesium Incorporated grounds in the southern Nevada desert, which produces great quantities of the lightest of all metals for aircraft manufacture

Las Vegas, Nevada. Two peat storage buildings, 540 by 100 feet, on the...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a road works, construction, excavation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. The nose section of a Lockheed P-38 pursuit plane is "mated" with a center section in a large Western aircraft plant. The partly-finished ship will then travel down the main assembly line for the installation of engines, wings, landing gear and other essential equipment

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. The nose section of a Lockhe...

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

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Sheet metal work benches at a large Western aircraft plant form an interesting pattern. Consolidated transport and bomber planes are built here. 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 and fluorescent lighting systems in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Sheet metal work benches...

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

Production. Ventura bombers. Part of the makings of Ventura bombers that will soon be giving Tokyo, Berlin, and Rome some idea of the strength and efficiency of America's serial battle fleets. A section of the warehouse of a large Western aircraft plant in which various types of fighting and bombing planes are being built. Vega Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, California

Production. Ventura bombers. Part of the makings of Ventura bombers th...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mitchell Field. An airdrome tractor and its capable crew have no difficulty moving the largest aircraft

Mitchell Field. An airdrome tractor and its capable crew have no diffi...

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Nashville, Tennessee. In the machine shop section. Vultee Aircraft Corporation plant

Nashville, Tennessee. In the machine shop section. Vultee Aircraft Cor...

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

Mitchell Field. An airdrome tractor and its capable crew have no difficulty moving the largest aircraft

Mitchell Field. An airdrome tractor and its capable crew have no diffi...

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Vultee Aircraft Corporation plant

Vultee Aircraft Corporation plant

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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...

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 partial view of North American's flight ramp, with P-51 fighters getting final adjustments before flight tests and paint

A partial view of North American's flight ramp, with P-51 fighters get...

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A North American P-51 fighter is cleaned by painters before receiving the olive drab paint of the United States Army Air Forces

A North American P-51 fighter is cleaned by painters before receiving ...

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YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. There isn't much these sodlier-mechanics don't know about big airplane engines. Non-coms of a bombardment squadron at Langley Field, Virginia install a ring cowling around one of the four powerful engines of a YB-17 bomber

YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. There isn't much ...

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Grinding aircraft parts (one with inverted lamp shade). Tiny parts for aircraft are here being surface ground by a small machine shop in New York City whose peacetime products are industrial saws and knives. The same skill and machinery needed to produce saws and knives is thus being turned to the job of winning the war

Grinding aircraft parts (one with inverted lamp shade). Tiny parts for...

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Nashville, Tennessee. In the machine shop section. Vultee Aircraft Corporation plant

Nashville, Tennessee. In the machine shop section. Vultee Aircraft Cor...

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Students and instructor preparing for take off. Meacham Field, Fort Worth, Texas

Students and instructor preparing for take off. Meacham Field, Fort Wo...

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Army Air Force test pilots prepare to make a routine test flight in a North American B-25 bomber prior to acceptance by the Army

Army Air Force test pilots prepare to make a routine test flight in a ...

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Kansas City, Kansas. The interior of a plant of North American Aviation Inc., where B-25 bombers are receiving final assemblies

Kansas City, Kansas. The interior of a plant of North American Aviatio...

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