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Aviation, Army bombers over East Bay area

Aviation, Army bombers over East Bay area

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Miscellaneous collection of photographs of aircraft production. C-87 Liberator Express transport, left side close-up view

Miscellaneous collection of photographs of aircraft production. C-87 L...

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[Bombs? and airplanes] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

[Bombs? and airplanes] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Operating a hand drill at Vultee-Nashville, woman is working on a "Vengeance" dive bomber, Tennessee

Operating a hand drill at Vultee-Nashville, woman is working on a "Ven...

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Employees on the "Sunshine" assembly line at North American's plant put the finishing touches on another B-25 bomber, Inglewood, Calif. In addition to the battle-tested B-25 ("Billy Mitchell") bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, this plant produces the P-51 ("Mustang") fighter plane which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Employees on the "Sunshine" assembly line at North American's plant pu...

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Working on a "Vengeance" dive bomber, Vultee [Aircraft Inc.], Nashville, Tennessee

Working on a "Vengeance" dive bomber, Vultee [Aircraft Inc.], Nashvill...

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Helen Bray, who left school to become a mechanic at a western aircraft plant, is making an emplanage section on a new Consolidated transport, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Fort Worth, Texas. This new ship, adapted from the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87, carries one of the greatest human and cargo loads of any plane now in mass production

Helen Bray, who left school to become a mechanic at a western aircraft...

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A candid view of one of the women workers touching up the U.S. Army Air Forces insignia on the side of the fuselage of a "Vengeance" dive bomber manufactured at Vultee's Nashville division, Tennessee

A candid view of one of the women workers touching up the U.S. Army Ai...

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Getting a nose door ready to put on a C-87 transport plane at the end of the assembly line at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

Getting a nose door ready to put on a C-87 transport plane at the end ...

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Aircraft. Naval. The Navy's SBD light dive bomber is the counterpart of the Army's A-24 (Dauntless) with the differences that adapt it to Navy requirements. This Douglas plane is equipped with slotted wing flaps to decrease air speed and obtain greater bombing accuracy. It is more maneuverable than the German Stuka and is capable of carrying heavier bomb loads

Aircraft. Naval. The Navy's SBD light dive bomber is the counterpart o...

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Barrage balloon manufacture. Glove for a gas bag. Fitting the outstretched fingers of a fabric patch to the side of a barrage balloon, this worker must be extremely careful to put the patch on smoothly. Any wrinkles might bind, pinch or chafe and cause leaks. Sewn and seamed inside this "glove" is a webbing of rope which will become part of the rigging which controls the giant balloon as it flies thousands of feet above cities, arsenals, or other bomber objectives. General Tire and Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio

Barrage balloon manufacture. Glove for a gas bag. Fitting the outstret...

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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...

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

A black and white photo of a plane on a runway. Office of War Informat...

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Nashville, Tennessee. Vultee Aircraft Company. Final assembly of the Vengeance (V72) bomber

Nashville, Tennessee. Vultee Aircraft Company. Final assembly of the V...

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Melbourne, Australia. Beaufort torpedo bomber rear fuselage and tail sub-assembly plant. Specially constructed container and truck for transporting major components from sub-assembly plants to main assembly plant

Melbourne, Australia. Beaufort torpedo bomber rear fuselage and tail s...

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Production. B-17 heavy bomber. A landing wheel, with its huge rubber "shoe," is trundled out in a service tractor to a new B-17F (Flying Fortress) bomber awaiting completion at Boeing's Seattle plant. The tractor operator, like half of the plant's workers, is a woman. 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. A landing wheel, with its huge rubber "...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. A new consolidated transport, just off the assembly line of a Western plant, taxies away from the flight hangar toward the flight runway for a takeoff. 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 system in the country

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

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Production. B-17 heavy bomber. Wing sections, each containing two powerful Wright engines, await mating with fuselage sections of new B-17F (Flying Fortress) bombers in Boeing's big Seattle plant. The Flying Fortress has performed with great credit in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a four-engine heavy bomber capable of flying at high altitudes

Production. B-17 heavy bomber. Wing sections, each containing two powe...

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Manpower. Negro bomber plant workers. Americans of various racial groups provide manpower for war industries. These youths, employees in a large Eastern bomber plant, are assembling bomb indicators. Both are graduates of government war training courses. Glenn L. Martin Bomber Plant. Baltimore, Maryland

Manpower. Negro bomber plant workers. Americans of various racial grou...

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Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. Silhouetted against the dawn, a soldier of a bombardment squadron at Langley Field, Virginia keeps faithful watch over a giant YB-17 bomber

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. Silhouetted again...

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. Willow Run bomber plant. They're learning a fourth "R" at this school, and one that's highly important to the war effort. Young men in the Willow Run bomber plant attend a riveting school before going to work on the assembly lines. These "schoolrooms" are right in the plant proper; classes are held in many types of work. Ford plant, Willow Run

Production. Willow Run bomber plant. They're learning a fourth "R" at ...

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Production. B-25 bombers. New B-25 bombers lined up for final inspection and tests at the flying field of a Western Aircraft plant. General Doolittle, who flew in a B-25 in the raid on Tokyo, has called this ship the best military plane in existence. It performs brilliantly at its 25,000-foot ceiling. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

Production. B-25 bombers. New B-25 bombers lined up for final inspecti...

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Production. B-17F heavy bombers. Careful and accurate girl technicians at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company jig-drill a wing spar truss for a B-17F heavy bomber. 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. Careful and accurate girl technicians...

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Production. Airplane manufacturers, general. Overlooking the Inglewood, California airport of North American Aviation, Incorporated, the secretary in the contract test flight office records the takeoff and landing times of all the planes put through routine flight tests by company pilots. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bomber used in General Dolittle's raid on Tokyo and the F-51 "Mustang" fighter plane which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. Airplane manufacturers, general. Overlooking the Inglewood...

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Production. B-17 heavy bomber. Tail sections of B-17F (Flying Fortress) bombers ready for assembly into the big warships of the air at the Boeing plant in Seattle. 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 high altitudes

Production. B-17 heavy bomber. Tail sections of B-17F (Flying Fortress...

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This North American B-25 bomber, similar to the type used to bomb Tokyo, has established a unique combat record in several war theaters. Lieutenant General Henry H. Arnold, deputy chief of staff for air, said the B-25 can "go farther, faster, and carry more bombs than the best ships of our enemy"

This North American B-25 bomber, similar to the type used to bomb Toky...

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Conversion. Metal screens to bomber windows. Milling fillets on passenger train window frames in the plant of an Eastern manufacturer of metal door and window

Conversion. Metal screens to bomber windows. Milling fillets on passen...

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Women aircraft workers. Men and women work together training planes for Uncle Sam's fighing flyers at a West Coast plant. Here, Mrs. Fern Evans, Pearl Harbor widow, works on a radio bracket for a bomber with a young mechanic. Mrs. Evans, who had no previous mechanical experience when she applied for work in February, now reads blueprints and is able to proceed with various accessory assemblies for bombers with little supervision from leadmen

Women aircraft workers. Men and women work together training planes fo...

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Women aircraft workers. She can't forget Pearl Harbor, and she's determined that Hitler and Hirohito shall have cause to remember it. Mrs. Evelyn J. W. Casola, Pearl Harbor widow, drills rivet holes in the belly gun door of a U.S. bomber, soon to storm over Axis lands, showing death to the aggressors

Women aircraft workers. She can't forget Pearl Harbor, and she's deter...

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De Soto bomber plant, Detroit, Michigan. Using file for finishing touches on skin for side panel

De Soto bomber plant, Detroit, Michigan. Using file for finishing touc...

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A wheel is mounted on the landing gear of a B-25 bomber on the final assembly line

A wheel is mounted on the landing gear of a B-25 bomber on the final a...

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Production. P-51 "Mustang" fighter planes. A North American Aviation woman employee at Inglewood, California, sits astride a "Mustang" fighter for Royal Air Force (RAF), as she places a bag of chemicals in the plane to prevent the accumulation of moisture. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 fighter plane which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. P-51 "Mustang" fighter planes. A North American Aviation w...

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The motor on a North American B-25 bomber is adjusted before the initial flight

The motor on a North American B-25 bomber is adjusted before the initi...

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Production. Willow Run bomber plant. Working with skill and precision, these women operate a spot welding machine in the largest single story building in the world, Ford's giant bomber plant at Willow Run, Michigan. Ford plant, Willow Run

Production. Willow Run bomber plant. Working with skill and precision,...

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A couple of women working on some kind of thing. Office of War Information Photograph

A couple of women working on some kind of thing. Office of War Informa...

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. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Helen Bray, who left school to become a mechanic at a Western aircraft plant, is making an emplanage section on a new consolidated transport. This new ship adapted from the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87, carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Helen Bray, who left sc...

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Testing plane parts for hardness after they come out of the heat treating ovens at the Inglewood, California plant of North American Aviation, Incorporated. These workers in one of the inspection cribs illustrate the company's method of using men and women interchangeably on many jobs. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 ("Billy Mitchell") bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 ("Mustang") fighter plane, which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Testing plane parts for har...

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Production. B-17 heavy bomber. A woman riveter at the Boeing plant in Seattle attaches a sheet of the gleaming outer covering of a fuselage section for a new B-17F (Flying Fortress) bomber. 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. A woman riveter at the Boeing plant in ...

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Engineers study the flight characteristics of a North American B-25 scale model in the wind tunnel

Engineers study the flight characteristics of a North American B-25 sc...

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American wings over Africa. A B-25 medium bomber (foreground) is escorted by a group of A-20 light bombers serving as fighter ships over the North African desert. Their objective was an advance Axis headquarters

American wings over Africa. A B-25 medium bomber (foreground) is escor...

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Finished plane parts from the drop hammer department of North American Aviation, Incorporated at Inglewood, California, are placed on trucks and delivered to the sheet metal and sub-assembly department. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 ("Billy Mitchell") bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 ("Mustang") fighter plane, which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Finished plane parts from t...

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This powered overhead conveyor line at North American Aviation carries B-25 center sections

This powered overhead conveyor line at North American Aviation carries...

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The Douglas A-24 (Dauntless) light dive bomber is the Army counterpart to the Navy SBD, with certain modifications to meet Army requirements. It was designed for dive-bombing operations against ground troops and installations. It is equipped with slotted diving flaps to decrease air speed and obtain greater bombing accuracy. The Dauntless is more maneuverable than the German Stuka and is capable of carrying heavier bomb loads

The Douglas A-24 (Dauntless) light dive bomber is the Army counterpart...

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On a powered conveyor line, North American B-25 bombers move down long final assembly lines

On a powered conveyor line, North American B-25 bombers move down long...

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. An employee in North American Aviation's sheet metal sub-assembly department at Inglewood, California, uses a emery wheel to smooth out a weld in a plane part. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 ("Billy Mitchell") bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 ("Mustang") fighter plane, which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. Airplane manufacture, general. An employee in North Americ...

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Production. B-17F heavy bomber. Octopus punching machine working on parts for new B-17F (Flying Fortress) bombers at the Boeing plant in Seattle. The Flying Fortress, a four-engine heavy bomber capable of flying at high altitudes, has performed with great credit in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere

Production. B-17F heavy bomber. Octopus punching machine working on pa...

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Assembling controls for the United Nations war planes at the Inglewood, California plant of North American Aviation, Incorporated. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 ("Billy Mitchell") bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 ("Mustang") fighter plane, which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Assembling controls for the...

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Production. Aircraft. A mechanic in the flight test group of a large Western aircraft factory checks the power plant of a Lockheed "Hudson" bomber after its initial flight

Production. Aircraft. A mechanic in the flight test group of a large W...

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Thousands of sheet metal plane parts are formed daily in the drop hammer department of North American Aviation, Incorporated at Inglewood, California. Hemp rope and the rubber in the mold on the press are used to snub and control the impact of the hammer. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 ("Billy Mitchell") bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 ("Mustang") fighter plane, which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Thousands of sheet metal pl...

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YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. The soldier-mechanics who serve as guard crews in the Army Air Forces are skilled men. A staff sergeant and a master sergeant caliper a screw that wil be used to fasten a plate on a gas tank

YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. The soldier-mecha...

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. This woman employee of North American Aviation's Inglewood, California, plant, assembles the wing flap mechanism for a B-25 bomber. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 ("Billy Mitchell") bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 ("Mustang") fighter plane, which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. Airplane manufacture, general. This woman employee of Nort...

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Hundreds of Kirksite and lead dies are stocked in this huge storage area at the Inglewood, California, foundry of North American Aviation, Incorporated. They move from this yard into the adjoining drip hammer department where they are used in forming sheet metal parts for United Nations war planes. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 ("Billy Mitchell") bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo and the P-51 ("Mustang") fighter plane, which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Hundreds of Kirksite and l...

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Production. B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bombers. Two employees of North American's Inglewood, California, plant hold armfuls of rubber which is placed around gasoline tanks in the wings of B-25 bombers. The material prevents vacuum formations. In addition to the battle-tested B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, this plant produces the P-51 "Mustang" fighter plane which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bombers. Two employees of North Amer...

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Boeing aircraft plant, Seattle, Washington. Production of B-17 (Flying Fortress) bombing planes. A team of men and women workers complete assembly and fitting operations on the interior of a fuselage section

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

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Production. B-17F heavy bomber. Sharon Arnott, punch press operator at the Boeing plant in Seattle, performs an operation on a large reinforcing part for a new B-17F (Flying Fortress) bomber. The Flying Fortress, a four-engine heavy bomber capable of flying at high altitudes, has performed with great credit in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere

Production. B-17F heavy bomber. Sharon Arnott, punch press operator at...

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Production. B-25 bombers. Nose wheels and engines for B-25 bombers ready to go to the assembly lines of a Western aircraft plant. General Doolittle, who flew in 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. Nose wheels and engines for B-25 bombers rea...

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De Soto bomber plant, Detroit, Michigan. Inspection operation

De Soto bomber plant, Detroit, Michigan. Inspection operation

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De Soto bomber plant, Detroit, Michigan. Tables showing women workers assembling complex control box

De Soto bomber plant, Detroit, Michigan. Tables showing women workers ...

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Production. B-25 bombers. Making wiring assemblies at a junction box on the fire wall for the right engine of a B-25 bomber. Forward of this wall will be mounted one of the two 1700 horsepower Wright Whirlwind engines which carry the B-25 through brilliant performances up to altitudes of 25,000 feet. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

Production. B-25 bombers. Making wiring assemblies at a junction box o...

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. At the Inglewood, California, plant of North American Aviation, bond posters, conservation posters, rurals and editorial cartoons for house organs are created by the company's public relations artist, Dennis McCarthy. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 ("Billy Mitchell") bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 ("Mustang") fighter plane, which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. Airplane manufacture, general. At the Inglewood, Californi...

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Making final adjustments on an "automatic pilot" which will be mounted in a war plane at the North American Aviation Inglewood, California, plant. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 ("Billy Mitchell") bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 ("Mustang") fighter plane, which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Making final adjustments on...

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Mitchell Field. Bad news for the Axis when the rear-belly turret gun of an American bomber speaks its piece. The air crew officer at the gun is equipped for any emergency of flight or combat

Mitchell Field. Bad news for the Axis when the rear-belly turret gun o...

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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 reconnaissance 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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Landing gear for a B-25 is checked over prior to delivery to final assembly

Landing gear for a B-25 is checked over prior to delivery to final ass...

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Vultee Aircraft, Nashville, Tennessee. Bombers on the assembly line

Vultee Aircraft, Nashville, Tennessee. Bombers on the assembly line

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Production. B-17F heavy bombers. A tidy final assembly line at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company, sends B-17F heavy bombers to the flight lines at a rapid rate. 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 tidy final assembly line at the Lon...

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

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

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De Soto bomber plant. Detroit, Michigan. Riveting operation on the crown assembly

De Soto bomber plant. Detroit, Michigan. Riveting operation on the cro...

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De Soto bomber plant, Detroit, Michigan. Loading assembly fixture of a leading edge sub-assembly

De Soto bomber plant, Detroit, Michigan. Loading assembly fixture of a...

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United States "lend-lease" program in eastern India. A mixed crew of English, Chinese and Indian workmen repair a lend-lease Hudson bomber which was shot up and damaged too badly for field repairs during a bombing raid on the Japanese occupied portion of Akyab, an island off the coast of Burma. The crew named the bomber "Lulu"

United States "lend-lease" program in eastern India. A mixed crew of E...

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[Gunner in a airplane bomber] - Public domain portrait drawing

[Gunner in a airplane bomber] - Public domain portrait drawing

Drawing shows a gunner from behind, kneeling in an airplane bomber during the World War II Battle of Guadalcanal. For similar drawing, see: DRWG/US - Brodie, no. 3 (A size) Gift, Sgt. Howard J. Brodie, 1944; (D... More

Warner Robins, Georgia. Air Service Command, Robins Field. Propeller man of an air depot group working on a four-bladed propeller from a B-24 medium bomber

Warner Robins, Georgia. Air Service Command, Robins Field. Propeller m...

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Detroit (vicinity), Michigan. Workers' shacks near Willow Run bomber plant

Detroit (vicinity), Michigan. Workers' shacks near Willow Run bomber p...

Public domain photograph of American farm workers, countryside in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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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B-24 bombers of the U.S. Army 9th Air Force at their base somewhere in Libya

B-24 bombers of the U.S. Army 9th Air Force at their base somewhere in...

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B-29 Super Fortress on display at Washington National Airport. Note fuel tanks in foreground which is necessary to fill fuel tanks--equivalent to railroad tank car

B-29 Super Fortress on display at Washington National Airport. Note fu...

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

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

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The Flagship Knoxville, a fully restored DC-3 aircraft at the American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum on the campus of the American Airlines Flight Academy, at the southern end of DFW International Airport near the world headquarters of American Airlines

The Flagship Knoxville, a fully restored DC-3 aircraft at the American...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The location, officially in Fort Worth, Texas, is at the midpoint between the city centers of Dallas and Fort Worth. The museum has an... More

Offutt Air Force Base, Glenn L. Martin-Nebraska Bomber Plant, Building C, 705 Nelson Drive, Bellevue, Sarpy County, NE

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

Survey number: HAER NE-9-Q Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Offutt Air Force Base, Glenn L. Martin-Nebraska Bomber Plant, Building C, 705 Nelson Drive, Bellevue, Sarpy County, NE

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

Survey number: HAER NE-9-Q Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Whiteman Air Force Base, Bomber Alert Facility S-6, 1300 Alert Road, Knob Noster, Johnson County, MO

Whiteman Air Force Base, Bomber Alert Facility S-6, 1300 Alert Road, K...

Significance: The S-6 Bomber Alert Facility is a reminder of the nation's state of defense preparedness during the height of the Cold War. As part of the Strategic Air Command, the bomber facility was designed... More

Whiteman Air Force Base, Bomber Alert Facility S-6, 1300 Alert Road, Knob Noster, Johnson County, MO

Whiteman Air Force Base, Bomber Alert Facility S-6, 1300 Alert Road, K...

Significance: The S-6 Bomber Alert Facility is a reminder of the nation's state of defense preparedness during the height of the Cold War. As part of the Strategic Air Command, the bomber facility was designed... More

Whiteman Air Force Base, Bomber Alert Facility S-6, 1300 Alert Road, Knob Noster, Johnson County, MO

Whiteman Air Force Base, Bomber Alert Facility S-6, 1300 Alert Road, K...

Significance: The S-6 Bomber Alert Facility is a reminder of the nation's state of defense preparedness during the height of the Cold War. As part of the Strategic Air Command, the bomber facility was designed... More

Fairchild Air Force Base, Bomber Alert Facility, 803G South Taxi Way, Spokane, Spokane County, WA

Fairchild Air Force Base, Bomber Alert Facility, 803G South Taxi Way, ...

Significance: It is significant at the national level for its association with the American military policy of vigilance and deterrence during the Cold Ware years. During this period, which lasted roughly from ... 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...

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Martin Bomber - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Martin Bomber - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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[Man with bombs? at airplane] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

[Man with bombs? at airplane] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public doma...

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

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

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

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

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Production of B-24 bombers and C-87 transports, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Fort Worth, Texas. Cabbie Coleman, former housewife, works at western aircraft plant. Installing of oxygen racks above the flight deck

Production of B-24 bombers and C-87 transports, Consolidated Aircraft ...

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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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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

Change of shift traffic leaving Ford bomber plant near Ypsilanti, Michigan

Change of shift traffic leaving Ford bomber plant near Ypsilanti, Mich...

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Child of defense worker from Flint living in Edgewater trailer camp near Ypsilanti, Michigan, where his father works at new Ford bomber plant

Child of defense worker from Flint living in Edgewater trailer camp ne...

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

Giant tire manufacturer. Giant vulcanizer used in the vulcanization of bullet-sealing gasoline tanks, eight-foot high bomber tires and huge 3,600-pound earth mover tires. This unit at a large Eastern tire plant is the largest of its kind in the world. It must be thoroughly and constantly inspected as it is in frequent service on war production. Here the inspector is checking the steam and pressure fittings. The mold, when open, stands more than two-and-a-half stories high and weighs over 300,000 pounds. Firestone

Giant tire manufacturer. Giant vulcanizer used in the vulcanization of...

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

Production. Airplane maufacture, general. The symbol of democracy, newly painted on a heavy bomber at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company, brings hope to enslaved people in Axis-dominated lands. 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. The symbol of democracy, new...

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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...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Mighty warship of the air that will soon be ready for "launching." New consolidated transport plane get a fueling and final checkup before leaving 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 and most modern air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems in the county

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Mighty warship of the ai...

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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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