Flight Collection (page 10)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Huge drop hammers work day and night form... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942
Huge drop hammers work day and night forming sheet metal parts for United Nations bombers and fighters at the North American Aviation, Inc. plant, Inglewood, Calif

One of Americas new warships of the air, a mighty YB-17 bomber... Langley Field, Va. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
One of Americas new warships of the air, a mighty YB-17 bomber, is pulled up at a bombardment squadron hangar, Langley Field, Va. It is all set to taxi out to a runway and take off

A wing brace assembly for a B-25 bomber is prepared... North American Aviation, Inc. Calif. 1942
A wing brace assembly for a B-25 bomber is prepared for the assembly line of an aircraft plant, North American Aviation, Inc. Calif

Mounting motor on a Fairfax B-25 bomber, North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Mounting motor [on a] Fairfax B-25 bomber, at North American Aviation, Inc. plant in [Inglewood], Calif

Part of the cowling for one of the motors... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942
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

Heres our mission... Langley Field, Va. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Heres our mission. A combat crew receives final instructions just before taking off in a mighty YB-17 bomber from a bombardment squadron base at the field, Langley Field, Va

Operating a hand drill at the North American Aviation, Inc. a woman is in the control... 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Operating a hand drill at the North American Aviation, Inc. [a] woman is in the control surface department assembling a section of the leading edge for the horizontal stabilizer of a plane

P-51 "Mustang"fighter in flight, Inglewood, Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
P-51 " Mustang" fighter in flight, Inglewood, Calif. The " Mustang", built by North American Aviation, Incorporated

A nose wheel and landing gear assembly for a B-25... North American Aviation, Inc. Calif. 1942
A nose wheel and landing gear assembly for a B-25 bomber under construction in a western aircraft plant, North American Aviation, Inc. Calif. A front section of the plane shows in the background

Servicing [an] A-20 bomber, Langley Field, Va. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Servicing [an] A-20 bomber, Langley Field, Va

Bomb bay gasoline tanks for long flights... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942
Bomb bay gasoline tanks for long flights of B-25 bombers await assembly in the plant of North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif

Employees at North American Aviation, Incorporated, assembling... Inglewood, Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Employees at North American Aviation, Incorporated, assembling the cowling on Allison motors for the P-51 fighter planes, Inglewood, Calif

Workers on the Liberator Bombers, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Workers on the Liberator Bombers, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas

Putting the nose section of a mighty transport... Consolidated Aircraft... Fort Worth, Texas, 1942
Putting the nose section of a mighty transport plane in place in the fuselage mating fixture at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

A C-87 transport plane, just off the assembly... Consolidated Aircraft... Fort Worth, Texas, 1942
A C-87 transport plane, just off the assembly line, at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation field, Fort Worth, Texas

A lathe operator machining parts for... Consolidated Aircraft Corp. plant, Fort Worth, Texas, 1942
A lathe operator machining parts for transport planes at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

Working on wing of Consolidated Liberator... Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas, 1942
Working on wing of Consolidated Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. plant, Fort Worth, Texas

Drilling a wing bulkhead for a transport plane at the Consolidated Air... Fort Worth, Texas, 1942
Drilling a wing bulkhead for a transport plane at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

Working on the wing center section at the Consolidated Aircraft Corp... Fort Worth, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Working on the wing center section at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

Installing oxygen flask racks above the flight... Consolidated Aircraft... Fort Worth, Texas, 1942
Installing oxygen flask racks above the flight deck of a C-87 transport at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

Consolidated transport planes being loaded, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Consolidated transport planes being loaded, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas

Lowering an engine in place in assembling a C-87... Consolidated Aircraft
Lowering an engine in place in assembling a C-87 transport plane at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

A mating operation on a transport plane... Consolidated Aircraft Corp... Fort Worth, Texas, 1942
A mating operation on a transport plane just before it comes to the pre-assembly line at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

Beulah Faith, 20, used to be sales clerk... Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Beulah Faith, 20, used to be sales clerk in department store, reaming tools for transport on lathe machine, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas

A hydraulic mechanic greasing the landing gear of a transport... Fort Worth, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
A hydraulic mechanic greasing the landing gear of a transport, before the plane leaves the last station on the assembly line at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

Fitting the tail of a transport plane to the wing... Consolidated Aircraft... Fort Worth, TX, 1942
Fitting the tail of a transport plane to the wing center section in the fuselage mating fixture at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

Getting a nose door ready to put on a C-87... Consolidated Aircraft Corp... Fort Worth, Texas, 1942
Getting a nose door ready to put on a C-87 transport plane at the end of the assembly line at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

Transport plane takes off on test flight, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Transport plane takes off on test flight, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas

Assembling Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Assembling Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp. Fort Worth, Texas

Its an intricate operation - installing a 30-calibre machine gun... Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Its an intricate operation - installing a 30-calibre machine gun in a Navy PBY plane, but not too tricky for Jesse Rhodes Waller, Corpus Christi, Texas

Ens[ign] Noressey and Cadet Thenics at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Ens[ign] Noressey and Cadet Thenics at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Lathe operator machining parts... Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, TX, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Lathe operator machining parts for transport planes at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

Servicing an A-20 bomber, Langley Field, Va. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Servicing an A-20 bomber, Langley Field, Va

Loading new transport planes at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

Installing an engine at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Installing an engine at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

Instructor explaining the operation of the parachute to students, Fort Worth, Tex. 1942. Creator: Arthur Rothstein
Instructor explaining the operation of the parachute to students, Meacham Field, Fort Worth, Texas

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