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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Hydraulic mechanic at a Western aircraft plant greasing the landing gear of a consolidated transport, just before the plane leaves the last station on the assembly line. This new transport, adapted from the B-24 bomber is known as the C-87, and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. The assembly line, in which consolidated transport ships are made in a Western aircraft plant, moves to another station. This new transport plane, adapted from the famous B-24 bomber, is known as C-87, and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. The assembly line, in which consolidated transport ships are made in a Western aircraft plant, moves to another station. This new transport plane, adapted from the famous B-24 bomber, is known as C-87, and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. A mating operation on a consolidated transport plane just before it comes to the pre-assembly line. This transport, an adaptation of the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87, and carries one of the greatest human and cargo load than any other plane now in mass production

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. The empennage section of a new consolidated transport plane is lowered for installation in the assembly line of a big Western aircraft plant, at which B-24 bombers are also made. This new transport carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. The empennage section of a new consolidated transport plane is lowered for installation in the assembly line of a big Western aircraft plant, at which B-24 bombers are also made. This new transport carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. The empennage section of a new consolidated transport plane is lowered for installation in the assembly line of a big Western aircraft plant, at which B-24 bombers are also made. This new transport carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Center wing sections at a Western aircraft plant now producing consolidated B-24 bombers and transports. The new transport ship, an adaptation of the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87, and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production -- and carries these great loads at high speeds

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Center wing sections at a Western aircraft plant now producing consolidated B-24 bombers and transports. The new transport ship, an adaptation of the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87, and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production -- and carries these great loads at high speeds

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Hydraulic mechanic at a Western aircraft plant greasing the landing gear of a consolidated transport, just before the plane leaves the last station on the assembly line. This new transport, adapted from the B-24 bomber is known as the C-87, and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production.

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texas tarrant county fort worth safety film negatives production bombers transports hydraulic mechanic hydraulic mechanic western aircraft plant western aircraft plant gear plane station line cargo loads cargo loads mass mass production interior factory ww 2 b 24 liberator bomber 1940 s 40 s united states history workers library of congress
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01/01/1942
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Converting to war production. Steel workers make structural changes as a big auotmoobile plant is entirely changed over to mass production of army tanks and "jeeps." Ford Lincoln plant, Michigan

Production. P-51 "Mustang" fighter planes. The accuracy of a milling machine operation is checked by an inspector in a machine shop at the Inglewood, California, plant of the North American Aviation. The casting being milled will be part of the landing gear of a P-51 fighter plane. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 fighter plane which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Warner Robins, Georgia. Air Service Command, Robins Field. Men of an air depot group studying the mechanism of one of the turrets of a bomber

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. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F bomber 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, high altitude, heavy bomber, with a crew of seven to nine men -- and with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions

B-24 Liberator Bomber and C-87 Liberator Express. Cross-section of the C-87 Liberator Express shows the transport as an adaptation of the B-24 Liberator bomber. In the Liberator Express, the fuselage is stripped, the nose is closed, turrets are eliminated and a large loading door installed. It has a top speed of over 300 miles per hour and a range of approximately 3,000 miles

Production. B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bombers. Thousands of feet of insulated conductor wire that go into a North American B-25 bomber are sorted by this woman employee in the electrical assembly department at Inglewood, California. In addition to the battle-tested B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, this plant produces the P-51 "Mustang" fighter plane which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Finishing wings for Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes in a large Western aircraft plant. The wings, which had been accurately assembled in jigs, are added to the plane bodies as they travel down the final assembly line where engines, landing gear, controls and other equipment are also installed

De Soto bomber plant, Detroit, Michigan. Dipping parts that are held by the springs in a plating solution

Jim Lux, memorial coordinator, speaks to those in attendance

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texas tarrant county fort worth safety film negatives production bombers transports hydraulic mechanic hydraulic mechanic western aircraft plant western aircraft plant gear plane station line cargo loads cargo loads mass mass production interior factory ww 2 b 24 liberator bomber 1940 s 40 s united states history workers library of congress