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Production. Aircraft. As the bit bites deep into tough metal, this mechinist in a large Western aircraft plant smiles with grim satisfaction. He's ahead of schedule, and he knows that every job completed ahead of time is a sharper thorn in the side of our enemies
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Credit lineProduction. Aircraft. As the bit bites deep into tough metal, this mechinist in a large Western aircraft plant smiles with grim satisfaction. He's ahead of schedule, and he knows that every job comple. 1942-01-01. United States. Office Of War Information, Bransby, David. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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