Bomber Collection

RAF bomber pilot and second pilot, 1941. Brave yet cautious, cool yet daring. From Bomber Command. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

The Short Sunderland, 1941. Creator: Unknown
The Short Sunderland, 1941. The Short S.25 Sunderland was a British flying boat patrol bomber developed for the RAF by Short Brothers

The End of a German Plane; An enemy plane, a twin-engine gotha... 1917. Creator: Unknown
The End of a German Plane; An enemy plane, a twin-engine gotha, which had flown over Calais on the night of November 3 to 4, 1917, crashed, around one o'clock in the morning

Les Risques de "Metier"; Le Gotha, quadriplace et bi-moteur, abattu en foret de compiegne... 1918
Les Risques de "Metier"; Le Gotha, quadriplace et bi-moteur, abattu en foret de compiegne dans la soiree du 8 mars 1918, 1918

Combat Aerien; Au combat avec l'infanterie; La guerre de mouvements reparu en 1918. Creator: Maurice Busset
Combat Aerien; Au combat avec l'infanterie; La guerre de mouvements reparu en 1918 procure a l'aviation une incarnation nouvelle et la transforme en cavalerie aerienne; escadrille de

Combat Aerien; La Guerre Aerienne sur le front Britannique; Bombardement de nuit a l'arriere des lignes allemandes; attaque, a la bombe et a la mitrailleuse

'Combat Aerien; Un raid de jour; Escadre Francaise sur l'objectif; des usines au d'une... 1918
'Combat Aerien; Un raid de jour; Escadre Francaise sur l'objectif; des usines au d'une riviere, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration

'Combat Aerien; en escadre; Escadre de bombardement en expedition...1918. Creator: Etienne Cournault
'Combat Aerien; en escadre; Escadre de bombardement en expedition; les escadrilles, composees de quinze appareils, sont formees en "vol de canard" et accompagnees a l'arriere

'Combat Aerien; Un Bombardement Aerien; Avion Breguet Lancant ses bombes de 90, 1918. Creator: Unknown
'Combat Aerien; Un Bombardement Aerien; Avion Breguet Lancant ses bombes de 90, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Aviateurs; L'enseigne de vaisseau Jean Roulier donnant ses derniers ordres, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Aviateurs; L'enseigne de vaisseau Jean Roulier donnant ses derniers ordres, le matin du 15 aout, avant de partir pour le bombardement de Trieste, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

Naming an American Bomber, 6 July 1944, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Naming an American Bomber, 6 July 1944, (1947). King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with daughter Princess Elizabeth (future Queen Elizabeth II) at a bomber station of the USAAF

Nakajima Mamoru 11, Radial 14 Engine, Circa World War II. Creator: Fuji Koku Keiki
Nakajima provided Japan with its first large radials by building licensed Bristols beginning in the late 1920s, and Gnome-Rhone engines beginning in 1936

A girl riveting machine operator at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant... Long Beach, Calif
A girl riveting machine operator at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant joins sections of wing ribs to reinforce the inner wing assemblies of B-17F heavy bombers, Long Beach, Calif

This girl in a glass house is putting finishing touches... Long Beach, Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
This girl in a glass house is putting finishing touches on the bombardier nose section of a B-17F navy bomber, Long Beach, Calif

Women workers install fixtures and assemblies... Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. 1942
Women workers install fixtures and assemblies to a tail fuselage section of a B-17F bomber at the Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

A fast, hard-hitting new A-20 (B-25)... Long Beach, Calif. plant of Douglas Aircraft Company, 1942
A fast, hard-hitting new A-20 [i.e. B-25] attack bomber is brought for a test hop to the flight line at the Long Beach, Calif. plant of Douglas Aircraft Company

An A-20 bomber being riveted by a woman... Douglas Aircraft Company plant at Long Beach, Calif
An A-20 bomber being riveted by a woman worker at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant at Long Beach, Calif

Two assembly line workers at the Long Beach, Calif. plant of Douglas Aircraft Company... 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
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

Women at work on bomber, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Women at work on bomber, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Women workers install fixtures and assem... Douglas Aircraft Company plant, Long Beach, Calif
Women workers install fixtures and assemblies to a tail fuselage section of a B-17 bomber at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant, Long Beach, Calif

U.S. Army Air Forces pilot in front of a YB-17 bombing... probably Langley field, Virginia, 1942
[U.S. Army Air Forces pilot in front of a YB-17 bombing airplane, probably Langley field, Virginia]

Switch boxes on the firewalls of B-25 bombers... North American Aviation, Inglewood, Calif. 1942
Switch boxes on the firewalls of B-25 bombers are assembled by women workers at North American [Aviation, Inc.]s Inglewood, Calif. plant

Part of the cowling for one of the motors for a B-25... North American Aviation, Inglewood, CA
Part of the cowling for one of the motors for a B-25 bomber is assembled in the engine department of North American Aviation, Inc.s Inglewood, Calif. plant

Clerk in one of the stock rooms of North American Aviation, Inc... Inglewood, Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Clerk in one of the stock rooms of North American Aviation, Inc. checking to see if the proper numbers of parts were received and placed in the proper bin, Inglewood, Calif

Sunset silhouette of flying fortress, Langley Field, Va. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Sunset silhouette of flying fortress, Langley Field, Va. Photograph shows a B-17 bomber

An employee in the drill-press section of North Americans huge machine... Inglewood, Calif
An employee in the drill-press section of North Americans huge machine shop runs mounting holes in a large dural casting, Inglewood, Calif

Cowling and control rods are added to motors for... North American Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942
Cowling and control rods are added to motors for North American B-25 bombers as they move down the assembly line, North American, Inc. Inglewood, Calif

Employees on the "Sunshine"assembly line at North Americans plant... Inglewood, Calif. 1942
Employees on the " Sunshine" assembly line at North Americans plant put the finishing touches on another B-25 bomber, Inglewood, Calif

View of the B-25 final assembly line at North American Aviations Inglewood, California, plant

Members of the experimental staff... North American Aviation, Inc, plant, Inglewood, Calif. 1942
Member[s] of the experimental staff at the North American Aviation, Inc. plant, observe wind tunnel tests on an accurate scale model of the B-25 (" Billy Mitchell" ) bomber, Inglewood

Hitler would like this man to go home and forget about the war... 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Hitler would like this man to go home and forget about the war. A good American non-com at the side machine gun of a huge YB-17 bomber is a man who knows his business and works hard at it

North American B-25 bomber is prepared... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942
North American B-25 bomber is prepared for painting on the outside assembly line, North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif

Two women workers are shown capping and inspecting tubing... Vultees Nashville... Tennessee, 1943
Two women workers are shown capping and inspecting tubing which goes into the manufacture of the " Vengeance" (A-31) dive bomber made at Vultees Nashville division, Tennessee

Another North American B-25 bomber rolls off the final assembly line to join other ships... 1942
Another North American B-25 bomber rolls off the final assembly line to join other ships on the outdoor assembly line, North

Assembling B-25 bombers at North American Aviation, Kansas City, Kansas, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Assembling B-25 bombers at North American Aviation, Kansas City, Kansas

Drilling horizontal stabilizers... this woman worker at Vultee-Nashville... Tennessee, 1943. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Drilling horizontal stabilizers: operating a hand drill, this woman worker at Vultee-Nashville is shown working on the horizontal stabilizer for a Vultee " Vengeance" dive bomber

New B-25 bombers lined up for final inspection... North American Aviation, Inc. Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
New B-25 bombers lined up for final inspection and tests at the flying field of an aircraft plant, North American Aviation, Inc. Calif. It performs at the 25, 000-foot ceiling

B-25 bomber planes at the North American Aviation, Incorporated... Kansas City, Kansas, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
B-25 bomber planes at the North American Aviation, Incorporated being hauled along an outdoor assembly line with an " International" tractor, Kansas City, Kansas

Capping and inspecting tubing: two women are shown... at Vultees Nashville division, Tennessee
Capping and inspecting tubing: two women are shown capping and inspecting tubing which goes into the manufacture of the " Vengeance" dive bomber made at Vultees Nashville division

Punching rivet holes in a frame member for a B-25 bomber... North American Aviation, Inc. CA, 1942
Punching rivet holes in a frame member for a B-25 bomber, the plant of North American Aviation, Inc. Calif

Operating a hand drill at Vultee-Nashville... working on a "Vengeance"dive bomber, Tennessee, 1943
Operating a hand drill at Vultee-Nashville, woman is working on a " Vengeance" dive bomber, Tennessee. The tool in the image might be a rivet gun

B-25 bombers on the outdoor assembly line at North American Aviation... Kansas City, Kansas, 1942
B-25 bombers on the outdoor assembly line at North American Aviation, Incorporated, almost ready for their first test flight, Kansas City, Kansas

The kind of man Hitler wishes we didn t have... 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
The kind of man Hitler wishes we didn t have. A bomber pilot, captain in a bombardment squadron, just before he climbs aboard his huge YN-17 bombing plane

This woman worker at the Vultee-Nashville is shown making... Nashville, Tenn. 1943. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
This woman worker at the Vultee-Nashville is shown making final adjustments in the wheel well of an inner wing before the installation of the landing gear, Nashville, Tenn

Riveting team working on the cockpit shell of a... Douglas Aircraft Co. Long Beach, Calif. 1942
Riveting team working on the cockpit shell of a B-25 [i.e. C-47] bomber at the plant of North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood [i.e. Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach], Calif

A candid view of one of the women workers touching up... Vultees Nashville division, Tennessee
A candid view of one of the women workers touching up the U.S. Army Air Forces insignia on the side of the fuselage of a " Vengeance" dive bomber manufactured at Vultees Nashville division

Making wiring assemblies at a junction box... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, CA, 1942
Making wiring assemblies at a junction box on the fire wall for the right engine of a B-25 bomber, North American Aviation, Inc. [Inglewood], Calif

A giant of the skyways poises for flight, Langley Field, Va. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
A giant of the skyways poises for flight, Langley Field, Va. The four powerful engines of a YB-17 bomber are warmed up before a takeoff

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