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Women airport workers. Acutely aware of our country's need for more womanpower in airplane plants and airports, Mrs. Majorie Landa has enlisted as a member of the repair crew of the Washington National Airport. Daughter of the late Congressman Frank Mandell of Wyoming, Mrs. Landa is shown making repairs on the engine nacelle of a Pennsylvania Central Airlines DC-3 transport plane. Following her second year at Sweetbriar College, she spent two months at a vocational training school in preparation for her present work

Women airport workers. Acutely aware of our country's need for more wo...

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Production. B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bombers. Inside the nacelle of a B-25 bomber, this North American employee at Inglewood, California, assembles the hydraulic system for the landing gear. 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. Inside the nacelle of a B-2...

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Production. B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bombers. The nacelle of a B-25 bomber is assembled on the center section at the North American Aviation plant at Inglewood, California. 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. The nacelle of a B-25 bombe...

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Production. B-17F heavy bombers. A girl worker at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company, puts final touches on a nacelle of a B-17F heavy bomber before it is installed on a wing. 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 girl worker at the Long Beach, Cali...

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. A woman worker rivets a nacelle door in the sheet metal sub-assembly department of the North American Aviation plant in Inglewood, California. 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. A woman worker rivets a nac...

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Two assembly line workers at the Long Beach, Calif., plant of Douglas Aircraft Company enjoy a well-earned lunch period, Long Beach, Calif. Nacelle parts of a heavy bomber form the background

Two assembly line workers at the Long Beach, Calif., plant of Douglas ...

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Production. B-17F heavy bombers. Two soldiers of the production lines at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. The woman in the foreground works inside of a B-17F heavy bomber nacelle; the woman in the background moves spot-welded wing sheets. 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 nice men and with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. Two soldiers of the production lines ...

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A noontime rest for a full-fledged assembly worker at the Long Beach, Calif., plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Nacelle parts for a heavy bomber form the background

A noontime rest for a full-fledged assembly worker at the Long Beach, ...

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Production. Airplane maufacture, general. Two assembly line worker at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company, enjoy a well-earned lunch period. Nacelle parts for a heavy bomber form the background. 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. Two assembly line worker at ...

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Two woman worker at the Inglewood, California, plant of North American Aviation, Incorporated, prepare a B-25 nacelle for riveting. 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. Two woman worker at the Ing...

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Production. B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bombers. The nacelle of a B-25 bomber is assembled on the center section at the North American Aviation plant at Inglewood, California. 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. The nacelle of a B-25 bombe...

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Production. B-17F heavy bombers. A riveting crew at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company, assembles the frame of a nacelle 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. A riveting crew at the Long Beach, Ca...

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A noontime rest for a full-fledged assembly worker at the Long Beach, Calif., plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Nacelle parts for a heavy bomber form the background

A noontime rest for a full-fledged assembly worker at the Long Beach, ...

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Production. Airplane maufacture, general. Two assembly line worker at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company, enjoy a well-earned lunch period. Nacelle parts for a heavy bomber form the background. 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. Two assembly line worker at ...

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Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. Two members of a ground crew at Langley Field, Virginia services one of the four powerful engines of a YB-17 bomber. The huge engine nacelle and landing wheel give some idea of the masiveness of this warship of the skies

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. Two members of a ...

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Production. Airplane maufacture, general. Two assembly line worker at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company, enjoy a well-earned lunch period. Nacelle parts for a heavy bomber form the background. 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. Two assembly line worker at ...

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Two North American employees rivet the nacelle for a B-25 bomber. Woman and man. Women will probably be doing eighty percent of work at this plant next year. Now approximately twenty percent

Two North American employees rivet the nacelle for a B-25 bomber. Woma...

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Two North American employees at Inglewood, California, rivet a nacelle door. 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. Two North American employee...

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Production. Airplane maufacture, general. A noontime rest for a full- fledged assembly worker at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Nacelle parts for a heavy bomber form the background. 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. A noontime rest for a full- ...

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Production. Airplane maufacture, general. A noontime rest for a full- fledged assembly worker at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Nacelle parts for a heavy bomber form the background. 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. A noontime rest for a full- ...

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