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Conversion. Merry-go-round plant. These hands and this machine used to turn out merry-go-rounds to gladden the hearts of the nation's children. The carrousel plant in which they work is now engaged in producing war parts on subcontracts from army and navy contractors. This drill press, operated by machinist Mathew Kipa, has been to face milling operations on landing gear housings for airplanes. Spillman Engineering Company, North Tonawanda, New York

Conversion. Merry-go-round plant. These hands and this machine used to...

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Conversion. Merry-go-round plant. These are landing gear housings for war planes. They are turned out by a New York state plant which formerly made merry-go-rounds and now makes numerous bits and pieces for the war program. Spillman Engineering Company, North Tonawanda, New York

Conversion. Merry-go-round plant. These are landing gear housings for ...

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Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Burring landing gear housing. Two women workers are shown on the job at the Nashville Division of Vultee Aircraft Inc. burring landing gear housings for "Vengeance" dive bombers. Women have proved themselves most efficient at repetitive hand operations of this type. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Burring landing gear hous...

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