Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Maiden flight for a new consolidated transport, just off the assembly line of a Western plant. Wheels are being retracted just after the takeoff. This new warship of the air is capable of operation at high altitudes and over great ranges for high accuracy bombing invasions. It is built in a plant equipped with one of the best and most modern air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems in the country
Summary
Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches).
Caption card lists some of the printing history of image.
Title and other information from caption card.
Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
Film copy on SIS roll 31, frame 2132.
Tags
texas
tarrant county
fort worth
safety film negatives
lot 1865
howard r hollem
united states office of war information
photo
c 87 transports
western plant
b 24 bombers
transport
maiden flight
plant
office of war information
farm security administration
united states history
1940s aircrafts
1940 s
library of congress
Date
01/01/1942
Location
fort worth
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
Public Domain