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Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Finishing wings for Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes in a large Western aircraft plant. The wings, which were accurately assembled in jigs, are added to the plane bodies as they travel down the final assembly line where engines, landing gear, controls and other equipment will be installed

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Finishing wings for Lockheed...

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

Production. Aircraft. A test engineer in the laboratories of a large Western aircraft plant. This hydraulic test equipment, with a capacity of 80,000 pounds, is used to squeeze, bend, stretch, or break every type of part used in aircraft construction. These tests assure that the part will stand the terrific strain of aerial combat conditions

Production. Aircraft. A test engineer in the laboratories of a large W...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Final additions are made to the shell of a consolidated transport plane in preparation for its trip down the final 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 air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Final additions are made...

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

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. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Final inspection and rework on wings for Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes in a large Western aircraft plant. The wings, which had been accurately assembled in jigs, are joined to the plane bodies as they travel down the final assembly line where engines, landing gear, controls and other equipment are also installed

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Final inspection and rework ...

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

Production. B-25 bombers. Final assembly bay of a Western aircraft plant in which wings are installed on B-25 bombers. 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. Final assembly bay of a Western aircraft pla...

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

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Finishing wings for Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes in a large Western aircraft plant. The wings, which had been accurately assembled in jigs, are added to the plane bodies as they travel down the final assembly line where engines, landing gear, controls and other equipment are also installed

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Finishing wings for Lockheed...

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

Production. B-25 bombers. Tires, wing sections and empennage assemblies for B-25 bombers, ready for the assembly lines 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, wing sections and empennage assemblie...

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

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Lowering one of the four engines of a mighty consolidated transport plane at a Western aircraft plant. This new transport, an adaptation of the B-24, which 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 country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Lowering one of the four...

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. The tail of a consolidated transport plane is fitted to the wing center section in the fuselage mating fixture at 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 the best and most modern air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. The tail of a consolidat...

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

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...

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

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...

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. Cabbie Coleman, former housewife, works in a Western aircraft plant installing oxygen flask racks above the flight deck of a consolidated transport. This ship, 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. Cabbie Coleman, former h...

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

Production. B-25 bombers. Ignition wiring for B-25 (Billy Mitchell) bombers is prepared for use by a woman worker in a large Western aircraft plant. Many women are employed in this plant at jobs that once were considered exclusively men's work. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

Production. B-25 bombers. Ignition wiring for B-25 (Billy Mitchell) bo...

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Production. B-25 bombers. Nuts and bolts are checked on a Magnaflux machine before they are used in the assembly of B-25 bombers in 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. Nuts and bolts are checked on a Magnaflux ma...

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Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. A drill operator in a Western aircraft plant, using a drill jig on the center section of a Lockheed P-38 pursuit plane. On the final assembly line, the completed center section will be joined to other plane sections, and noses, engines, wings, landing gear and other equipment will be installed

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. A drill operator in a Wester...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. The empennage section of a new consolidated transport plane is lowered for installation in the assembly line of a big Western aircraft plant, at which B-24 bombers are also made. This new transport carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. The empennage section of...

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. New consolidated transport, just off the assembly line of a Western aircraft plant are loaded with cargo. The site of the plant and flying field was a cow pasture not so long before Pearl Harbor. 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 country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. New consolidated transpo...

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

Production. Airplanes. "Main Street" of a huge Western aircraft plant during the lunch period. At left, girls enjoy lunch on a sun deck

Production. Airplanes. "Main Street" of a huge Western aircraft plant ...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. The assembly line, in which consolidated transport ships are made in a Western aircraft plant, moves to another station. This new transport plane, adapted from the famous B-24 bomber, is known as 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. The assembly line, in wh...

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 mechanic in a large Western aircraft plant reaming and truing connecting holes before a center and nose section are "mated." As the plane body travels down the final assembly line, engines, wings, landing gear and other equipment are added

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. A mechanic in a large Wester...

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Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Wings for Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes are accurately assembled in jigs at a large Western aircraft plant. These wings are attached to the plane bodies as they travel down the final assembly line in which engines, landing gear, controls and other equpment are also installed

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Wings for Lockheed P-38 purs...

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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...

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

Production. Aircraft. This Negro worker using a portable electric drill on a YP-38 subassembly in a large Western aircraft plant was trained in a very short time to do fast, accurate work

Production. Aircraft. This Negro worker using a portable electric dril...

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Production. Aircraft. A Negro worker in the metal-treating division of a large Western aircraft plant passes structural sections along the line for further processing and assembly

Production. Aircraft. A Negro worker in the metal-treating division of...

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. Airplanes. A canteen on the grounds of a large Western aircraft plant serves workers hot food, drinks, and refreshments during the lunch periods of all shifts

Production. Airplanes. A canteen on the grounds of a large Western air...

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Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. New Lockheed P-38 pursuit ships receive final inspections and adjustments on assembly lines outside a large Western aircraft plant. After these operations, the ships will be taken out for routine test flights. If the flights prove satisfactory, the new planes will be ready for delivery to the Army

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. New Lockheed P-38 pursuit sh...

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

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...

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

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Another twin-engined pursuit plane, a Lockheed P-38, is rolled from the floor of a large Western aircraft plant. On the field it will be fitted with two sets of three-bladed propellers that will pull it through brilliant performances as interceptors of enemy planes

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Another twin-engined pursuit...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Half down the final line of a Western aircraft plant at which consolidated B-24 bombers and transports are made. This new transports, 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. Half down the final line...

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. Lowering one of the four engines of a mighty consolidated transport plane at a Western aircraft plant. This new transport, an adaptation of the B-24, which 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 country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Lowering one of the four...

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

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. A partly-finished Lockheed P-38 pursuit ship, including center and nose section, is swung over a rolling cradle to begin its trip down the assembly line of a large Western aircraft plant. As the ship moves from station to station along this line it will receive its engines, wings, landing gear and other essential equipment

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. A partly-finished Lockheed P...

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Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Another twin-engined pursuit plane, a Lockheed P-38, is rolled from the floor of a large Western aircraft plant. On the field it will be fitted with two sets of three-bladed propellers that will pull it through brilliant performances as interceptors of enemy planes

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Another twin-engined pursuit...

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

Production. Aircraft. A young woman worker operates a heavy punch-press in a large Western aircraft plant. A new hair net keeps her hair out of harm's way; gloves protect her hands from metal splinters

Production. Aircraft. A young woman worker operates a heavy punch-pres...

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Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. New Lockheed P-38 pursuit ships receive final inspections and adjustments on assembly lines outside a large Western aircraft plant. After these operations, the ships will be taken out for routine test flights. If the flights prove satisfactory, the new planes will be ready for delivery to the Army

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. New Lockheed P-38 pursuit sh...

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. Mated sections of a consolidated transport plane are lifted by a monorail crane from a fuselage mating fixture of a Western aircraft plant. It will next be deposited in a carriage which will carry it along the assembly line. 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 the best and most modern air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Mated sections of a cons...

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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...

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. A new consolidated transport, just off the assembly line of a Western aircraft plant are loaded with cargo. The site of the plant and flying field was a cow pasture not so long before Pearl Harbor. 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 country

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

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

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Beginning construction of a center section of a Lockheed P-38 pursuit plane in a Western aircraft plant. Here the trailing edge of a center section is "mated" to the main beam. On a final assembly line, the completed center section will be joined to other plane sections, and noses, engines, wings, landing gear and other equipment will be installed

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Beginning construction of a ...

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Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Fittings are attached to a center section of a Lockheed P-38 pursuit ship in a large Western aircraft plant. On the final assembly line, the completed center section will be joined to other plane sections, and noses, engines, wings, landing gear and other equipment will be installed

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Fittings are attached to a c...

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

Production. Airplanes. A swing shift worker at a large Western aircraft plant eats his lunch on the assembly line floor

Production. Airplanes. A swing shift worker at a large Western aircraf...

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Production. B-25 bombers. A nose wheel and landing gear assembly for a B-25 bomber under construction in a Western aircraft plant. A front section of the plane shows in the background. 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. A nose wheel and landing gear assembly for a...

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

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Installing one of the four engines of a mighty consolidated transport plane at a Western aircraft plant. This new transport, an adaptation of the B-24, which 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 country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Installing one of the fo...

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

Production. B-25 bombers. A riveting job in the center section of a B-25 bomber in a big Western aircraft plant. General Doolittle has called this ship the best military plane in existence. These men are typical of many who were trained at this plant for the various operations necessary to the making of modern aircraft. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

Production. B-25 bombers. A riveting job in the center section of a B-...

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. A new consolidated transport, just off the assembly line of a Western aircraft plant are loaded with cargo. The site of the plant and flying field was a cow pasture not so long before Pearl Harbor. 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 country

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

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

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...

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

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. One-fourth of the way down the assembly line of Western aircraft plant making consolidated B-24 bombers and transports. This new transports, 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. One-fourth of the way do...

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

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. A mechanic in a large Western aircraft plant at work on a center section for a Lockheed P-38 pursuit plane. On a final assembly line, the completed center section will be joined to other plane sections, and noses, engines, wings, landing gear and other equipment will be installed

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. A mechanic in a large Wester...

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. Grace Janota, former store clerk, is now a lathe operator at a Western aircraft plant. She machines parts for huge consolidated transports and bombers. These new consolidated transports, adapted from the famous 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. Grace Janota, former sto...

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.

Production. B-25 bombers. Attaching a section of conduit in the navigator's compartment of a B-25 bomber in 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. Attaching a section of conduit in the naviga...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. A tail fuselage for a consolidated B-24 bomber is being lowered to place in a fuselage meting fixture at a Western aircraft plant. Here, tail fuselage, wing center section and nose section are joined. This bomber carries a heavy bomb load and is capable of operation at high altitudes and over great ranges for high-accuracy boming missions. 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. A tail fuselage for a co...

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

Production. Aircraft. This earnest young worker in a huge Western aircraft plant is completing an assembly on a Vega Ventura bomber

Production. Aircraft. This earnest young worker in a huge Western airc...

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

Production. B-25 bombers. Workmen at a Western aircraft plant perform finishing operation on a front section of a B-25 bomber. 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. Workmen at a Western aircraft plant perform ...

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

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.

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. Ventura bombers. On "MacArthur Boulevard" in a large Western aircraft plant. Ventura bombers are rolling off an assembly line that hums every hour of the day and night. As the sign points out, this assembly line is the real starting point of many warlike trips to Tokyo, Berlin, and Rome. Vega Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, California

Production. Ventura bombers. On "MacArthur Boulevard" in a large Weste...

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. 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.

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...

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Production. B-25 bombers. Stores of raw stock for the manufacture of B-25 bombers at a big 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. Stores of raw stock for the manufacture of B...

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. 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. 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.

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. An overall assembly line where Lockheed P-38 pursuit ships take shape in a large Western aircraft plant. To the left is an identical line on which British "Lightning" ships are made. At the right is a long line of Allison liquid-cooled engines of a kind that has carried the P-38 through brilliant high-altitude performances

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. An overall assembly line whe...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Informa... More

Production. Airplanes. Members of a swing shift at a large Western aircraft plant meet during a lunch period. Allison engines are in the background

Production. Airplanes. Members of a swing shift at a large Western air...

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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...

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

Production. B-25 bombers. Nose wheels for B-25 bombers lined up for inspection at a big Western aircraft plant. General Doolittle, who flew in a B-25, has called this bomber the best militiary plane in existence. Many men and women were quickly trained in this plant for the various operations necessary to the making of a modern bomber. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

Production. B-25 bombers. Nose wheels for B-25 bombers lined up for in...

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

Production. Airplanes. Lunch with Popeye. While the swing shift of a large Western aircraft plant munch sandwiches in one of the recreation areas provided by the company, they watch Popeye eat his spinach before giving battle in a screen cartoon

Production. Airplanes. Lunch with Popeye. While the swing shift of a l...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a crowded sports competition or music festival event, spectators, people, audience, concert, stadium, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. B-25 bombers. Mounting a 1700-horsepower Wright Whirlwind engine to the fire wall of a B-25 bomber in a Western aircraft plant. This engine is one of the two powerful units which carry the B-25 through brilliant performances up to altitudes of 25,000 feet. General Doolittle has called this ship the best military plane in existence. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

Production. B-25 bombers. Mounting a 1700-horsepower Wright Whirlwind ...

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

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. A complete center section for a Lockheed P-38 pursuit plane in an assembly jig at a large Western aircraft plant. On the final line, the entire center section will be joined to other plane sections, and noses, engines, wings, landing gear and other equipment will be installed

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. A complete center section fo...

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

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Small section for Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes are prepared for subassembly in a large Western aircraft plant. The completed subassemblies travel along lines that eventually meet the main assembly line from which finished planes are rolled outdoors for the installation of propellers

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Small section for Lockheed P...

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.

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Half down the final line of a Western aircraft plant at which consolidated B-24 bombers and transports are made. This new transports, 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. Half down the final line...

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

Production. Aircraft. Although the tiny part in this veteran's "mike" looks insignificant, its variation from perfection may mean a jammed gun, faulty landing gear, or stalled engine. This machinist in a large Western aircraft plant has had twenty-three years of experience. Craftsmen of his skill are at an all-time premium now

Production. Aircraft. Although the tiny part in this veteran's "mike" ...

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Production. Aircraft. High above the roof of a Western aircraft plant covering nearly two million square feet of shop and assembly space, this fireman keeps a watchful eye on the scene below. During an air raid his post is here, as a spotter for the incendiary's flare

Production. Aircraft. High above the roof of a Western aircraft plant ...

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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 an aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Three-blade variable pitch propellers are prepared for installation on Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes at a large Western aircraft plant. The planes they will pull have been performing brilliantly as interceptors of enemy aircraft

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Three-blade variable pitch p...

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. A tail fuselage for a consolidated B-24 bomber is being lowered to place in a fuselage meting fixture at a Western aircraft plant. Here, tail fuselage, wing center section and nose section are joined. This bomber carries a heavy bomb load and is capable of operation at high altitudes and over great ranges for high-accuracy boming missions. 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. A tail fuselage for a co...

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

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. A tail fuselage for a consolidated B-24 bomber is being lowered to place in a fuselage meting fixture at a Western aircraft plant. Here, tail fuselage, wing center section and nose section are joined. This bomber carries a heavy bomb load and is capable of operation at high altitudes and over great ranges for high-accuracy boming missions. 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. A tail fuselage for a co...

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-25 bombers. Nose wheels for B-25 bombers lined up for inspection at a big Western aircraft plant. General Doolittle, who flew in a B-25, has called this bomber the best militiary plane in existence. Many men and women were quickly trained in this plant for the various operations necessary to the making of a modern bomber. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

Production. B-25 bombers. Nose wheels for B-25 bombers lined up for in...

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. The nose section of a new Lockheed P-38 pursuit ship in a jig at a large Western aircraft plant. This nose section will later be joined or "mated" to a center section and the partly-finished body will begin its trip down the final assembly line where engines, wings, landing gear and other essential equipment will be installed

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

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

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. A partly-finished Lockheed P-38 pursuit ship is lowered away into a rolling cradle in a large Western aircraft plant. Supported in this cradle, the ship has now taken its place in the main assembly line. The cradle or stand is moved from station to station where engines, wings, landing gear, controls and other essential equipment are installed

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. A partly-finished Lockheed P...

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. Lowering one of the four engines of a mighty consolidated transport plane at a Western aircraft plant. This new transport, an adaptation of the B-24, which 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 country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Lowering one of the four...

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

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Beulah Faith, former sales lady, is now a lathe operator at a Western aircraft plant. She is reaming tubes used in making the huge consolidated transports and bombers. These new transport, adapted from the famous 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. Beulah Faith, former sal...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Installing the nose door of a consolidated transport plane, one of the last assembly line operations at a Western aircraft plant. Here womanpower and manpower work together or various sections of the plane. This new transport, an adaptation of the B-24 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 country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Installing the nose door...

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

Production. Aircraft. Setting up aluminum castings for X-ray in a large Western aircraft plant. Each one is numbered and, unless the X-ray film shows it's flawless, the part will go to the salvage scrap heap

Production. Aircraft. Setting up aluminum castings for X-ray in a larg...

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

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Center wing sections at a Western aircraft plant now producing consolidated B-24 bombers and transports. The new transport ship, 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 -- and carries these great loads at high speeds

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Center wing sections at ...

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Production. Aircraft. This earnest young worker in a huge Western aircraft plant is completing an assembly on a Vega Ventura bomber

Production. Aircraft. This earnest young worker in a huge Western airc...

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. Airplanes. The air compressor room of a large Western aircraft plant. Here, compressors made by the Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company serve rivet guns, air drills, paint sprays, hydraulic presses, and other air-operated equipment

Production. Airplanes. The air compressor room of a large Western airc...

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. Aircraft. A test engineer in a big Western aircraft plant examines a metal sample through a high-power (2700 diameter) microscope. Representative samples of all structural metals purchased for use in building ships in this plant must pass critical tests to detect faulty materials

Production. Aircraft. A test engineer in a big Western aircraft plant ...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. One-fourth of the way down the assembly line of Western aircraft plant making consolidated B-24 bombers and transports. This new transports, 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. One-fourth of the way do...

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. Lockheed P-38 pursuit ships are made ready for test flights at a large Western aircraft plant. These planes, powered by twin Allison liquid-cooled engines, have performed brilliantly in action, notably in the Aleutians. The P-38 has long range and great firepower and rates at its best altitude as one of the world's fastest fighting ships

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Lockheed P-38 pursuit ships ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Negative has a tape mask. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division.... More

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. The assembly line, in which consolidated transport ships are made in a Western aircraft plant, moves to another station. This new transport plane, adapted from the famous B-24 bomber, is known as 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. The assembly line, in wh...

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

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Structural parts of a consolidated transport plane are installed in the "tunnel" of a tail fuselage section in a Western aircraft plant. This new transport, an adaptation of the B-24 bomber, is known as 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 the best and most modern air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Structural parts of a co...

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

Production. B-25 bombers. Stores of raw stock for the manufacture of B-25 bombers at a big 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. Stores of raw stock for the manufacture of B...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. An assembled wing center section for a consolidated transport plane is lifted from the wing bucks by a monorail crane at 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 air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. An assembled wing center...

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

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. The empennage section of a new consolidated transport plane is lowered for installation in the assembly line of a big Western aircraft plant, at which B-24 bombers are also made. This new transport carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. The empennage section of...

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

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Three-blade variable pitch propellers are prepared for installation on Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes at a large Western aircraft plant. The planes they will pull have been performing brilliantly as interceptors of enemy aircraft

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Three-blade variable pitch p...

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 and cargo loads of any plane now in mass production

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

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

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. New Lockheed P-38 pursuit ships receive final inspections and adjustments on assembly lines outside a large Western aircraft plant. After these operations, the ships will be taken out for routine test flights. If the flights prove satisfactory, the new planes will be ready for delivery to the Army

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. New Lockheed P-38 pursuit sh...

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

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Final additions are made to the shell of a consolidated transport plane in preparation for its trip down the final 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 air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Final additions are made...

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. The tail of a consolidated transport plane is fitted to the wing center section in the fuselage mating fixture at 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 the best and most modern air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. The tail of a consolidat...

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

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