Woman at work on motor, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif.; 1942 October; LC-USW361-107

Worman Works on Motor

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. Better known as the &quot;Flying Fortress,&quot; the B-17F is a later model of the B-17, which distinguished itself in action in the south Pacific, 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; 1942 October; LC-USW361-103

Women Work in Aircraft Fuselage

Women at work on C-47 Douglas cargo transport, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif.; 1942 October; LC-USW361-133