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Somewhere in Iran. American, Russian and Royal air force pilots at a delivery point of Allied warplanes to the Russians

Somewhere in Iran. American, Russian and Royal air force pilots at a d...

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Production. Pratt and Whitney airplane engines. Crankshafts lined up for assembly in Pratt and Whitney airplane engines form an interesting pattern on the floor of a large Eastern plant working to capacity to supply power to drive our warplanes. Pratt and Whitney Aircraft

Production. Pratt and Whitney airplane engines. Crankshafts lined up f...

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Pearl Harbor bombing. USS Oklahoma. Rescue crews are shown here working on the upturned hull of the 29,000 ton battleship USS Oklahoma, which capsized in Pearl Harbor after being blasted by Japanese warplanes. Holes were burned through the hull to permit the rescue of some of the men trapped below. Note one of the Oklahoma's launches in the foreground. The battleship, USS Maryland is in the background

Pearl Harbor bombing. USS Oklahoma. Rescue crews are shown here workin...

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An assembly plant for American fighter warplanes destined for Russia, somewhere in Iran

An assembly plant for American fighter warplanes destined for Russia, ...

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Subcontracting aircraft parts. When completed, this maze of metal parts will be the stabilizer for a giant patrol plane designed for use by the U.S. Navy. Parts for numerous warplanes are made at this huge plant in Ohio. Goodyear, Akron, Ohio

Subcontracting aircraft parts. When completed, this maze of metal part...

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Mobile crane lifting the top from a crate containing a United States fighter plane awaiting assembly at the assembly, testing, and delivery point of American warplanes destined for Russia. Somewhere in Iran

Mobile crane lifting the top from a crate containing a United States f...

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Crated fighter planes awaiting assembly at a delivery point of American warplanes to Russia somewhere in Iran

Crated fighter planes awaiting assembly at a delivery point of America...

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Aircraft. Naval. The Vought-Sikorsky "Corsair" (F4U-1) Navy fighter, is one of the fastest warplanes in existence. Powered by a 2,000 horsepower Pratt and Whitney engine, it has a cruising speed in excess of 425 miles per hour. Its top speed is a military secret. Designed to protect the Navy's big bombers, the Corsair may be based on an aircraft carrier

Aircraft. Naval. The Vought-Sikorsky "Corsair" (F4U-1) Navy fighter, i...

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American, Russian and Royal air force pilots at a delivery point of Allied warplanes to the Russians somewhere in Iran

American, Russian and Royal air force pilots at a delivery point of Al...

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Production. BT-13A ("Valiant") basic trainers. A girl worker at Vultee's Downey, California plant stacking dural strips that will go into modern warplanes. At the Downey plant is made the BT-13A ("Valiant") basic trainer--a fast, sturdy ship powered by a Pratt and Whitney Wasp engine

Production. BT-13A ("Valiant") basic trainers. A girl worker at Vultee...

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Production. Airplane propellers. Propeller blades that will soon be driving American warplanes are stored after final dimensional inspections at a Hartford, Connecticut, plant. The various blades will later be mounted, in sets of two, three, and four in the mechanism that will permit adjustment of pitch while planes are in action

Production. Airplane propellers. Propeller blades that will soon be dr...

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Mobile crane lifting the top from a crate containing a United States fighter plane awaiting assembly at the assembly, testing, and delivery point of American warplanes destined for Russia. Somewhere in Iran

Mobile crane lifting the top from a crate containing a United States f...

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Production. Airplane maufacture, general. Why our warplanes hold together through the years of steady use, rough landings and anti-aircraft fire. These rivets cover but a small part of the surface of a mighty bomber produced at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Most important of the many types of aircraft made at this plant are the B-17F ("Flying Fortress") heavy bomber, the A-20 ("Havoc") assault bomber and the C-47 heavy transport plane for the carrying of troops and cargo

Production. Airplane maufacture, general. Why our warplanes hold toget...

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Somewhere in Iran. American assembly plant for light bombers where warplanes are given a final check before delivery to Russia

Somewhere in Iran. American assembly plant for light bombers where war...

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Production. BT-13A ("Valiant") basic trainers. An aged woodworker uses his skill to aid the construction of warplanes for Uncle Sam at Vultee's Downey, California plant. At the Downey plant is made the BT-13A ("Valiant") basic trainer--a fast, sturdy ship powered by a Pratt and Whitney Wasp engine

Production. BT-13A ("Valiant") basic trainers. An aged woodworker uses...

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Production. Airplane propellers. Arthur Voss performs final blade balancing tests on a Hamilton airplane propeller at a Hartford, Connecticut, plant. This propeller, which will help to power one of our new warplanes, must be balanced and adjusted to the utmost detail to fit it for the important duty it must perform

Production. Airplane propellers. Arthur Voss performs final blade bala...

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Production. Airplane propellers. John Sonesen, propeller blade grinder at a Hartford, Connecticut plant, inspects a blade for a vertical balance during the operation of grinding it to correct contours in a template. This blade will be assembled in a hydromatic mechanism to help power one of our new warplanes

Production. Airplane propellers. John Sonesen, propeller blade grinder...

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An assembly plant for American fighter warplanes destined for Russia, somewhere in Iran

An assembly plant for American fighter warplanes destined for Russia, ...

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America's petroleum industries pour out fuel and lubricants for the United Nations. A large pipeline valve controls a pipe leading from storage tanks on shore to fuel tanks of a U.S. merchant ship. This oil dock is in a U.S. Atlantic coast seaport at which oil in large quantities is continually being transhipped for war purposes. The equipment belongs to on the the principal U.S. oil companies working at peak capacity to supply the Navy's mechanized equipment and warplanes of the United Nations. The amount of gasoline needed alone for the 180,000 planes manufactured by the U.S. since December 7, 1941 is indicated by the fact that to train one flyer pilot requires 12,500 gallons of gasoline, enough to last the average U.S. civilian motorist a lifetime

America's petroleum industries pour out fuel and lubricants for the Un...

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Production. C-47 transport planes. Close spacing on the Douglas assembly lines at Long Beach, California, is the order of the day as production of C-47 transports and other warplanes hits a new high. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army. It ferries men and cargo across the oceans and mountains, tows gliders and brings paratroopers and their equipment to scenes of action

Production. C-47 transport planes. Close spacing on the Douglas assemb...

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U.S. Navy warplanes, tightly packed on this aircraft escort's deck, played a major role in protecting the armada to Africa, units of which may be seen scattered across the horizon. The five planes in the foreground are SBDs Douglas Scout bombers, while one at the tip is an F4F4 Grumman fighter

U.S. Navy warplanes, tightly packed on this aircraft escort's deck, pl...

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In spotlight at National Aviation Forum. Washington, D.C., May 27. General George C. Marshall, center, U.S. Chief of Staff, today told the National Aviation Forum that more than emotion will be required [to] produce 50,000 warplanes a year. He said that World War aviation experience indicates the need for careful, calm, and coordinated planning. He is shown with Thomas Morgan, left, President of the Sperry Gyroscope Corp., and Thomas Beck, President of the Crowell Publishing Co., and Chairman of the Forum

In spotlight at National Aviation Forum. Washington, D.C., May 27. Gen...

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Production. Airplane maufacture, general. Clerical jobs along the assembly line at Douglas Aircraft Company's Long Beach, California, plant are as necessary as the mechanical jobs in producing finished warplanes. Most important of the many types of aircraft made at this plant are the B-17F ("Flying Fortress") heavy bomber, the A-20 ("Havoc") assault bomber and the C-47 heavy transport plane for the carrying of troops and cargo

Production. Airplane maufacture, general. Clerical jobs along the asse...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description