Title

A girl riveting machine operator at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant..., Long Beach, Calif. , 1942 Creator: Alfred T Palmer.

Caption

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.

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HRM22A80_003

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112,9Mb (2,7Mb) / 23,6in x 18,6in / 7091 x 5567 (300dpi)

Keywords

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