Second World War Collection (page 9)

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

Excavating within the log cofferdam during an early stage of construction, Douglas Dam, Tenn. 1942
Excavating within the log cofferdam during an early stage of construction, Douglas Dam, Tenn

Crewman of an M-3 tank, Ft. Knox, Ky. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Crewman of an M-3 tank, Ft. Knox, Ky

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

M-3 tanks and crews, Ft. Knox, Ky. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
M-3 tanks and crews, Ft. Knox, Ky

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

The crew of an M-3 tank learn all the ways of causing trouble for the Axis... Fort Knox, Ky, 1942
The crew of an M-3 tank learn all the ways of causing trouble for the Axis with a 75-mm. gun, a 37-mm. gun and four machine guns, Fort Knox, Ky

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

Halftrack infantryman with Garand rifle, Ft. Knox, Ky. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Halftrack infantryman with Garand rifle, Ft. Knox, Ky

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

M-3 tank and crew using small arms, Ft. Knox, Ky. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
M-3 tank and crew using small arms, Ft. Knox, Ky

United Nations Fight for Freedom... 1943. Creator: John Rous
United Nations Fight for Freedom : colored, white and Chinese Boy Scouts in front of Capitol, They help out by delivering poster to help the war effort

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

M-3 and M4 tank company at bivouac, Ft. Knox, Ky. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
M-3 and M4 tank company at bivouac, Ft. Knox, Ky

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 young soldier of the armored forces holds and sights his Garand rifle like an old timer, Fort Knox, Ky. He likes the piece for its fine firing qualities and its rugged, dependable mechanism

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

Early stages of construction work at the TVAs Douglas Dam, Tenn. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Early stages of construction work at the TVAs Douglas Dam, Tenn

High above, over a true "home of the brave, "the floating folds of the Star... Fort Knox, Ky
High above, over a true " home of the brave, " the floating folds of the Star Spangled Banner symbolize the American way of life to soldiers in training for the battles that will bring

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

Welder at work on Douglas Dam, Tenn. (TVA), 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Welder at work on Douglas Dam, Tenn. (TVA)

Early stage of construction work at the TVAs Douglas Dam, Tenn. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Early stage of construction work at the TVAs Douglas Dam, Tenn. In the background is a log coffer dam

Driver of Marine truck, New River, N. C. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Driver of Marine truck, New River, N.C

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

New River Marine Base, motor detachment, Jacksonville, North Carolina, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
New River Marine Base, motor detachment, North Carolina. Photo shows the Marine Corps Air Station New River, at Jacksonville, North Carolina

Boys trained in the fundamentals of navigation may become technicians... Los Angeles, Calif
Boys trained in the fundamentals of navigation may become technicians in the armed service, Los Angeles, Calif. Thomas Graham, a member of the Victory Corps at Polytechnic High School

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

Marine motor detachment, New River, Jacksonville, North Carolina. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Marine motor detachment, New River, N.C. Photo shows the Marine Corps Air Station New River, at Jacksonville, North Carolina

Learning how to determine latitude by using a sextant... Polytechnic High School, LA, Calif. 1942
Learning how to determine latitude by using a sextant is Senta Osoling, student at Polytechnic High School, Los Angeles, Calif

Mechanical operator on boiler parts, Combustion Engineering Co. Chattanooga, Tenn. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Mechanical operator on boiler parts, Combustion Engineering Co. Chattanooga, Tenn

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

Construction at TVAs Douglas Dam, Tenn. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Construction at TVAs Douglas Dam, Tenn

Men of Fort Story operate an azimuth instrument, to measure the angle... Fort Story, Va. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Men of Fort Story operate an azimuth instrument, to measure the angle of splash in sea-target practice, Fort Story, 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

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