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Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: P-51 ('Mustang') fighter planes being prep

P-51 ("Mustang") fighter planes being prep
P-51 (" Mustang" ) fighter planes being prepared for test flight at the field of the North American Aviation, Inc. plant in Inglewood, Calif

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: F. W. Hunter, Army test pilot, Douglas Aircraft Company plant at Long Beach

F. W. Hunter, Army test pilot, Douglas Aircraft Company plant at Long Beach
F.W. Hunter, Army test pilot, Douglas Aircraft Company plant at Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Installing one of the 4 motors on the transport plane at Willow Run

Installing one of the 4 motors on the transport plane at Willow Run

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Girl inspector confers with a worker as she

Girl inspector confers with a worker as she makes a careful check of center wings for C-47 transport planes, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Girl inspectors at the Long Beach, Calif

Girl inspectors at the Long Beach, Calif. plant of Douglas Aircraft Company make a careful check of center wings for C-47 transport planes

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: With careful Douglas training, women do

With careful Douglas training, women do accurate electrical assembly and installation work, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Women are trained as engine mechanics in thorough Douglas training

Women are trained as engine mechanics in thorough Douglas training methods, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: American mothers and sisters, like these women at the Douglas Aircraft

American mothers and sisters, like these women at the Douglas Aircraft Company, give important help in producing dependable planes for their men at the front, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: The careful hands of women are trained in

The careful hands of women are trained in precise aircraft engine installation duties at Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Lunchtime brings a few minutes of rest

Lunchtime brings a few minutes of rest for these women workers of the assembly line at Douglas Aircraft Companys plant, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: North Americans P-51 Mustang Fighter

North Americans P-51 Mustang Fighter is in service with Britains Royal Air Force, N[orth] A[merican] Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Carefully trained women inspectors check

Carefully trained women inspectors check and inspect cargo transport innerwings before they are assembled on the fuselage, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: A girl riveting machine operator at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant

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

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Working with the electric wiring at Douglas Aircraft Company

Working with the electric wiring at Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: This girl in a glass house is putting finishing touches

This girl in a glass house is putting finishing touches on the bombardier nose section of a B-17F navy bomber, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Women at work on C-47 Douglas cargo transport

Women at work on C-47 Douglas cargo transport, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Lieutenant 'Mike'Hunter

Lieutenant "Mike"Hunter
Lieutenant " Mike" Hunter, Army pilot assigned to Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Women workers install fixtures and assemblies

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

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Women are trained to do precise

Women are trained to do precise and vital engine installation detail in Douglas Aircraft Company plants, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Woman machinist, Douglas Aircraft Company

Woman machinist, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: A fast, hard-hitting new A-20 (B-25)

A fast, hard-hitting new A-20 (B-25)
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

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: An A-20 bomber being riveted by a woman

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

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Woman aircraft worker, Vega Aircraft Corporation

Woman aircraft worker, Vega Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, Calif. Shown checking electrical assemblies

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Flexible performance of C-47 transport planes is due in part to their

Flexible performance of C-47 transport planes is due in part to their two 1, 200 horsepower radial engines and to their three-blade variable-pitch propellers, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Annette del Sur publicizing salvage campaign

Annette del Sur publicizing salvage campaign in yard of Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Girl worker at lunch also absorbing Calif

Girl worker at lunch also absorbing California sunshine, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: A noontime rest for a full-fledged

A noontime rest for a full-fledged assembly worker at the Long Beach, Calif. plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Nacelle parts for a heavy bomber form the background

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Two assembly line workers at the Long Beach

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

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Women at work on bomber, Douglas Aircraft Company

Women at work on bomber, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Woman at work on motor, Douglas Aircraft Company

Woman at work on motor, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Men and women make efficient operating teams

Men and women make efficient operating teams on riveting and other jobs at the Douglas Aircraft plant, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Women workers install fixtures and assem

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

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Switch boxes on the firewalls of B-25 bombers

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

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Part of the cowling for one of the motors for a B-25

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

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: In North Americans modern machine shop

In North Americans modern machine shop, another aircraft part is finished on a huge turret lathe, North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Clerk in one of the stock rooms of North American Aviation

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

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: P-51 ('Mustang') fighter plane in construction

P-51 ("Mustang") fighter plane in construction
P-51 (" Mustang" ) fighter plane in construction, North American Aviation, Inc. Los Angeles, Calif. Probably the plant in Inglewood, a Los Angeles suburb

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Metal parts are placed on masonite by

Metal parts are placed on masonite by this woman employee before they slide under the multi-ton hydropress, North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: An employee in the drill-press section of North Americans huge machine

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

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: On North Americans outdoor assembly line

On North Americans outdoor assembly line, a painter cleans the tail section of a P-51 fighter prior to spraying the olive-drab camouflage of the U.S. Army, North American Aviation, Inc

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Cowling and control rods are added to motors for

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

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Sheet metal parts are numbered with this pneu

Sheet metal parts are numbered with this pneumatic numbering machine in North Americans sheet metal department, North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Two women employees of North American Aviation

Two women employees of North American Aviation, Incorporated, assembling a section of a wing for a P-51 fighter plane

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Employees on the 'Sunshine'assembly line at North Americans plant

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

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: View of the B-25 final assembly line at North American Aviations Inglewood

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

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Members of the experimental staff

Members of the experimental staff
Member[s] of the experimental staff at the North American Aviation, Inc

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: North American B-25 bomber is prepared

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

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Two women workers are shown capping and inspecting tubing

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

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Another North American B-25 bomber rolls off the final assembly line to join other ships

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

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Assembling B-25 bombers at North American Aviation

Assembling B-25 bombers at North American Aviation, Kansas City, Kansas

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Drilling horizontal stabilizers

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

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: New B-25 bombers lined up for final inspection

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

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: B-25 bomber planes at the North American Aviation

B-25 bomber planes at the North American Aviation, Incorporated being hauled along an outdoor assembly line with an " International" tractor, Kansas City, Kansas

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Capping and inspecting tubing: two women are shown

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

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Punching rivet holes in a frame member for a B-25 bomber

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

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Operating a hand drill at Vultee-Nashville

Operating a hand drill at Vultee-Nashville, woman is working on a " Vengeance" dive bomber, Tennessee

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: B-25 bombers on the outdoor assembly line at North American Aviation

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

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: This woman worker at the Vultee-Nashville is shown making

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

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Riveting team working on the cockpit shell of a

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

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: A candid view of one of the women workers touching up

A candid view of one of the women workers touching up the U.S

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Making wiring assemblies at a junction box

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

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Huge drop hammers work day and night form

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

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: A wing brace assembly for a B-25 bomber is prepared

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

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Mounting motor on a Fairfax B-25 bomber

Mounting motor on a Fairfax B-25 bomber
Mounting motor [on a] Fairfax B-25 bomber, at North American Aviation, Inc. plant in [Inglewood], Calif

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Part of the cowling for one of the motors

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

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Operating a hand drill at the North American Aviation

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

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: P-51 'Mustang'fighter in flight

P-51 "Mustang"fighter in flight
P-51 " Mustang" fighter in flight, Inglewood, Calif

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: A nose wheel and landing gear assembly for a B-25

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

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Bomb bay gasoline tanks for long flights

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

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Employees at North American Aviation

Employees at North American Aviation, Incorporated, assembling the cowling on Allison motors for the P-51 fighter planes, Inglewood, Calif

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Rita Rodriguey, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem

Rita Rodriguey, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
Rita Rodriguey

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Formerly a sociology major at the University of Southern California

Formerly a sociology major at the University of Southern California, Mrs. Eloise J. Ellis (right) now " keeps em flyin " at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Inspecting of landing wheel of the transport planes at Willow Run

Inspecting of landing wheel of the transport planes at Willow Run

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Riveter at work at the Douglas Aircraft Corporation plant in Long Beach

Riveter at work at the Douglas Aircraft Corporation plant in Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Women become skilled shop technicians

Women become skilled shop technicians after careful training in the school at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant, Long Beach, Calif

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Working on a 'Vengeance'dive bomber

Working on a "Vengeance"dive bomber
Working on a " Vengeance" dive bomber, Vultee [Aircraft Inc.], Nashville, Tennessee

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: An experimental scale model of the B-25

An experimental scale model of the B-25 plane is prepared for wind tunnel tests in the plant of North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. This plant produced the B-25 bomber

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: A young woman employee of North American Aviation

A young woman employee of North American Aviation, Incorporated, working over the landing gear mechanism of a P-51 fighter plane, Inglewood, Calif. The mechanism resembles a small cannon

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Woman working on an airplane motor at North American Aviation

Woman working on an airplane motor at North American Aviation, Inc. plant in Calif

Background imageAirplane Industry Collection: Formerly an aircraft dock, this huge building

Formerly an aircraft dock, this huge building -- thought to be the largest in the world with no interior supports -- is now the scene of many busy shops turning out aircraft sub-assembly parts



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EDITORS COMMENTS

The Airplane Industry: A Glimpse into the Past Step back in time to the 1940s, when the airplane industry was booming with activity. In this captivating collection of photographs, we witness the incredible work being done by dedicated individuals who played a crucial role in shaping aviation history. We start with a snapshot of P-51 "Mustang" fighter planes being meticulously prepared at North American Aviation, Inc. In Inglewood, California. These powerful machines were symbols of strength and resilience during World War II. Moving on, we encounter F. W. Hunter, an army test pilot at Douglas Aircraft Company's plant in Long Beach, California. With determination etched on his face, he represents the fearless aviators who pushed boundaries and tested new aircraft designs. Our attention then turns to Willow Run, where workers are seen installing one of four motors on a transport plane between 1941 and 1945. This image highlights the collaborative effort required to bring these magnificent flying machines to life. In another photograph taken at Douglas Aircraft Company's Long Beach plant, a girl inspector confers with a worker as they ensure every detail is perfect before an aircraft takes flight. The meticulousness displayed here reflects the dedication and precision that went into producing top-quality airplanes. Women also played an integral part in this male-dominated industry. We see girl inspectors carefully examining aircraft components while receiving thorough training from Douglas Aircraft Company in Long Beach - breaking barriers and proving their capabilities beyond measure. Not only did women inspectors excel; they also became engine mechanics after undergoing rigorous training programs offered by Douglas Aircraft Company. Their skilled hands worked diligently alongside their male counterparts - further evidence that gender should never limit one's potential or contribution to any field. These images capture moments shared by American mothers and sisters working side by side at Douglas Aircraft Company's Long Beach facility - united in their commitment to supporting their country during wartime through vital contributions within the airplane industry.

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