Public domain
Production. C-47 transport planes. The making of a big C-47 transport calls for the hands and skills of many men and women on the assembly lines of the Douglas Aircraft Company at Long Beach, California. The versatile C-47 performs many important tasks for the Army, It ferries men and cargo across o
From the collection of Library of Congress. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
Credit lineProduction. C-47 transport planes. The making of a big C-47 transport calls for the hands and skills of many men and women on the assembly lines of the Douglas Aircraft Company at Long Beach, Californ. 1942-01-01. Palmer, Alfred T., United States. Office Of War Information. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
Similar works
Production. Airplane maufacture, general. Men and women join in producing vital military aircraft in the big Douglas plant at Long Beach, California. 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
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 th
Production. B-17F heavy bombers. Women riveters in the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. 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,
Production. B-25 bombers. A Wright Whirlwind engine ready for installation in a new B-25 medium bomber in a Western aircraft plant. The B-25 is driven by two of these 1700-horsepower engines which perform brilliantly at the plane's ceiling of 25,000 feet. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City
Workmen on the final assembly of a plane at the Vought Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation. Stratford, Connecticut
Production. BT-13A ("Valiant") basic trainers. Installation of the propellor of a "Valiant" basic trainer on the Vultee assembly line at Downey, California. Propellors are Hamiltons. At the Downey plant is made the BT-13A ("Valiant") basic trainer--a fast, sturdy ship powered by a Pratt and Whitney