Santa Monica CA- A place of honor in democracys hall of fame foes to this type of Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber after the historic battle of the Coral Sea. In a special message to the employees of Douglas Aircraft Company, Rear Admiral John H....
Polishing and buffing are the final steps in the production of the bomber noses. Here workmen go over them with cloths and power buffers while in the background, a number of finished pieces can be seen awaiting shipment. These pictures were taken...
Text from back of image: "Langley Field, Va. - This dramatic picture was taken a few seconds after this giant bomber crashed after taking off at Langley Field, Va., Aug. 11th killing nine men."
Text from back of image: "Langley Field, Va. - Nine U.S. army fliers were killed, Aug. 11th, when their big, two-motored bomber crashed during an attempted take-off here in one of the worst tragedies in army air history. Photo shows - (upper left)...
Text from back of image: "The aerial hobo has appeared as a deluxe counterpart of his earthly contemporaries. In fact he is none other than a distinguished officer of the U.S. Army air service - Lieut. Frank E. Benedict who has departed from Clover...
Text from back of image: "Personnel of army bomber that 'bombed' New York City the night of May 21, 1929. Left to right - Mr. Bradley Jones, navigator; Lieut. Charles T. Skow, radioman; Lieut. Odas Moon, pilot; Lieut. Eugene Eubank, assistant...
Table of Contents: The super sprint ahead; Intermediates, anyone; Scenes from America's industrial childhood; Lift for a leftover; Remington's Humane Stunner hailed; Maintenance memo, try nylon to plastic; Small rivets for a big bomber; Know how to...
Long Beach CA- As this swift and deadly attack bomber rolled off production lines of Douglas Aircraft Companys blackout plant here, the first for 1942, Douglas employees tagged it: With New Years greetings to Emperor Hirohito from 130,000,000...
The majestic wing sweep more than 141 feet, of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, is emphasized in this picture. The slender, tapering wings, set back from the elongated nose of the airplane, are a characteristic of the Boeing-designed and developed...
This is how the mammoth, 213,000 pound Northrop Flying Wing YB-49 the worlds largest and longest ranging jet bomber appeared a few minutes after takeoff at Muroc Air Force Base for its first transcontinental mission, a flight to Washington D.C....
Willow Run MI- Where less than a year ago workmen were still removing bomber machinery, a pair of 2000 foot long Kaiser-Frazer body trim lines now complete 45 bodies an hour each. The gigantic Kaiser-Frazer automobile lat is now equipped with two...
Formed halves of the bomber nose are cemented together with acrylic resin, the same resin of which the Plexiglas sheets are originally made, Here a workmen is trimming the edges of a bombardiers door end the gun-mount hole so that the necessary...
Text from back of image: "The giant new Lockheed Constellation is a successful of Lockheed's engineering research, combining high speed with a long range and great cargo capacity in one airplane. Faster than a Japanese Zero fighter or any...
Text from back of photo: "The Curtiss SB2C-1 "Helldiver" is an all-purpose two-place mid-wing bomber designed for the Navy. The bomb load is carried wholly within the fuselage which materially increases the speed. Armament is provided in keeping...
Text from back of image: "Photo shows - giant Martin bombing plane after it had crashed to earth in Brooklyn, New York, burying six members of the army air service. Two officers, Major Folett Bradley and First Lieutenant Stanley Smith, were perhaps...
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Text on back of photo: 'Army officers gave all practical planes for the proposed round the world flight a careful study before picking one for the project. Photo shows from left to right, Captain Street, who headed the American fliers on their...
