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Aeroplane on roof at Barrack Street, Waterford

Aeroplane on roof at Barrack Street, Waterford

Thanks to ofarrl ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/33577523@N08/ ) (see comments below), we now have a lot more information about this photo. The crash happened in November 1920 as a "Scout" plane, carrying despa... more

Finish of the Officers 100 yards

Finish of the Officers 100 yards

This photograph is one of a series showing a Royal Air Force sports day. Here, four officers are competing in a sprint, watched by air crew. The provision of entertainments of this sort to improve morale reflec... more

Dinky race

Dinky race

This photograph, attributed to John Warwick Brooke, shows two men racing on donkeys, watched by Royal Air Force men, a few officers and one or two locals. This appears to be one of a series of photographs of an... more

Comics of an R.A.F. Sports

Comics of an R.A.F. Sports

This photograph shows Royal Air Force men having a laugh at two of their number. One man, dressed as a woman, is seated side-saddle on a donkey, while the other appears to be dressed as the husband. The Nissen ... more

Army chaplain conducts a service from the cockpit of an aeroplane, France, during World War I

Army chaplain conducts a service from the cockpit of an aeroplane, Fra...

Preaching from a rather unusual form of pulpit, this photograph shows an army chaplain giving a service to the men from the front seat of an aeroplane. The troops are gathered round to listen to the sermon, wit... more

Damaged aeroplanes at an RAF repair depot

Damaged aeroplanes at an RAF repair depot

In this photograph Royal Air Force mechanics are salvaging parts out of wrecked planes. This scene clearly illustrates the considerable variation in types of plane used during the war. It also acts as a reminde... more

R.A.F.Scouts in France flying towards the German lines in fighting formation

R.A.F.Scouts in France flying towards the German lines in fighting for...

Reconnaissance aircraft, France, during World War I. This striking image shows five reconnaissance aircraft in a night sky. If the original caption is correct in naming these planes as belonging to the Royal Ai... more

He is fond of flying

He is fond of flying

R.A.F. Squadron's fox mascot, France, during World War I. The fox is sitting in a plane's cockpit. ..Regimental, barrack or group mascots were popular amongst soldiers during this period. They gave the group a... more

R.A.F. men with their pet rabbits at a Squadron near the lines

R.A.F. men with their pet rabbits at a Squadron near the lines

RAF men showing off their pet rabbits, France, during World War I. Lying underneath the fuselage of an aeroplane, these three RAF men parade their pet rabbits for the cameras inspection. Well known for their fo... more

Immense R.A.F. machine ready to start with its load of bombs for Germany

Immense R.A.F. machine ready to start with its load of bombs for Germa...

R.A.F. planes being loaded with munitions, France, during World War I. The people involved in this scene are all engrossed in their activities and as a result unaware of the camera. The size and power of these ... more

Pilots in a R.A.F. squadron: an American, Canadian, New Zealander, Englishman and South African

Pilots in a R.A.F. squadron: an American, Canadian, New Zealander, Eng...

Multi-national pilots consulting a chart, France, during World War I. Five young airmen are leaning up against the tail of their plane, looking at a map which they have balanced on the tail. They are all wearin... more

Spectators of some R.A.F. sports

Spectators of some R.A.F. sports

Some of the spectators at a Royal Air Force sports day have been posed, with air crewmen standing behind a line of local women and a few children. A couple of bottles of wine have been carefully placed in the f... more

Balloons - In the Theatre of Operations - Airships that may be used for passenger service. British Royal Air Force Official photograph. Dirigible built in 1917 with duralumin girders, is 540 feet long and has been sleeping quarters for the crew

Balloons - In the Theatre of Operations - Airships that may be used fo...

Date Taken: 2/8/1919 Photographer: Western Newspaper Union Balloons - In the Theatre of Operations

Airplanes - Historical - The Torpedo-Aeroplane, a new arm precluded by Armistice. Among new devices which Armistice prevented Royal Air Force from putting into use against enemy was torpedo-aeroplane. Considered to be greater potential value than submarine, and would doubtless have proved astonishingly efficient. Central News Service

Airplanes - Historical - The Torpedo-Aeroplane, a new arm precluded by...

Photographer: Central News Service Airplanes - Historical

Airplanes - Flight - The Torpedo-Aeroplane, A new arm precluded by Armistice. Among new devices which Armistice prevented Royal Air Force from putting into use against enemy was torpedo-aeroplane. Considered to be greater potential value than submarine, and would doubtless have proved astonishingly efficient. Central News Service

Airplanes - Flight - The Torpedo-Aeroplane, A new arm precluded by Arm...

Photographer: Central News Service Airplanes - Flight

First Sierra Leonean to fly with Royal Air Force. Leading aircraftman A.K. Hyde of Sierra Leone, West Africa, is one of the first Sierra Leoneans who will fly with the RAF. A former government service employee in the British colony, he was educated at the Grammar School and Methodist Boys High School in Freetown

First Sierra Leonean to fly with Royal Air Force. Leading aircraftman ...

Left side profile medium close-up of Squadron Leader Paul Day, Royal Air Force Memorial Flight, R.A.F. Coningsby, as he sits in the cockpit of his Spitfire, a British World War II era fighter, prior to take-off for an aerial demonstration during the Battle of Britain ceremony. This is the 29th annual and final gathering of pilots who took part in the aerial battle with the Germans

Left side profile medium close-up of Squadron Leader Paul Day, Royal A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tony Tolley, USAF Release Status: Released t... more

The Colors of the Royal Air Force march past a flight made up of members from Squadron 512, Royal Air Force Regiment, RAF Honington, United Kingdom, as part of a ceremony on Sept. 18, 2004, to pay their respects to those who lost their lives in the Battle of Britain. During World War II the German Luftwaffe began its attack against the United Kingdom on July 10, 1940, unleashing its bombers against Britain's shipping industry and conducting fighter sweeps over the southern coast of England in what would become known as the Battle of Britain. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN First Class Christopher Walkenhorst) (Released)

The Colors of the Royal Air Force march past a flight made up of membe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Christopher Walkenhorst USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... more

U.S. Air Force members of the 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, wait for a service to begin at St. Mary's Church in Bury St. Edmonds as part of a ceremony on Sept. 18, 2004, to pay their respects to those who lost their lives in the Battle of Britain. During World War II the German Luftwaffe began its attack against the United Kingdom on July 10, 1940, unleashing its bombers against Britain's shipping industry and conducting fighter sweeps over the southern coast of England in what would become known as the Battle of Britain. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN First Class Christopher Walkenhorst) (Released)

U.S. Air Force members of the 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, Unite...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bury St. Edmonds State: Suffolk Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Christopher Walkenhorst USAF Release Status: Released t... more

One year of reciprocal aid. Flight Lieutenant Clifford Taite, Royal Air Force (RAF) takes Captain James R. Hendry, U.S. Army Air Force through the British experts' dossier on a German aircraft that fell into British hands. Reciprocal aid includes information whose value cannot be estimated in terms of money and which has been obtained at a cost measured in thousands of lives and three years of hard fighting

One year of reciprocal aid. Flight Lieutenant Clifford Taite, Royal Ai...

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Myriads of lights at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company form pleasing star patterns in the shatterproof plexiglass windows of noses for A-20 attack bombers. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Myriads of lights at the Long Beach, ...

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Long lines of A-20 attack bombers roll ceaslessly, night and day, through the Douglas Aircraft plant at Long Beach, California. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and the Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed for its several duties with light and heavy caliber guns in varying combinations

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Long lines of A-20 attack bombers rol...

Production. P-51 "Mustang" fighter planes. Cellophane wrapping is placed around a North American "Mustang" for the Royal Air Force (RAF), prior to crating and shipping from the Inglewood, California, plant. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 fighter plane which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. P-51 "Mustang" fighter planes. Cellophane wrapping is plac...

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Tail view of a new A-20 attack bomber on Long Beach, California flight ramp of Douglas Aircraft Company. Mechanics complete final checks before test flight and delivery to the Army. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Tail view of a new A-20 attack bomber...

Production. P-51 "Mustang" fighter planes. A shipping department employee at the Inglewood, California, plant of North American Aviation drills holes in a shipping crate for a "Mustang" fighter for the Royal Air Force (RAF). This plant produces the battle tested B-25 battle-tested "Billy Mitchell" bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 fighter plane which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. P-51 "Mustang" fighter planes. A shipping department emplo...

Production. P-51 "Mustang" fighter planes. Utilizing as little space as possible, North American "Mustang" are packed neatly in crates for shipment to the Royal Air Force (RAF) from the Inglewood, California, plant. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 fighter plane which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. P-51 "Mustang" fighter planes. Utilizing as little space a...

Production. P-51 "Mustang" fighter planes. A cellophane cover is applied to North American "Mustang" fighters in the shipping department of Inglewood, California, plant, before they are crated and shipped to the Royal Air Force (RAF). This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 fighter plane which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. P-51 "Mustang" fighter planes. A cellophane cover is appli...

Production. Parachute making. What a boomerang these shroud lines may turn out to be! Made partly from Japanese silk, they are being layed out for marking and cutting. The marker is Charles Baggott, at one time an English butler at the British Embassy in Washington. The parachutes he is helping to produce hold a personal interest for him since his mother and four sisters are in England and his brother is a Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot instructor in Canada. Pioneer Parachute Company, Manchester, Connecticut

Production. Parachute making. What a boomerang these shroud lines may ...

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Women workers at the Long Beach, California plant of Douglas Aviation Company groom lines of transparent noses for deadly A-20 attack bombers. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and RAF (Royal Air Force) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations; also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns in varying combinations

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Women workers at the Long Beach, Cali...

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Myriads of lights at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company form pleasing star patterns in the shatterproof plexiglass windows of noses for A-20 attack bombers. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Myriads of lights at the Long Beach, ...

Production. A-20 attack bombers. A fast, hard-hitting new A-20 attack bomber is brought from a test hop to the flight line at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. A fast, hard-hitting new A-20 attack ...

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Mechanics fuel a new A-20 attack bomber for its trial flight from the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Mechanics fuel a new A-20 attack bomb...

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Myriads of lights at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company form pleasing star patterns in the shatterproof plexiglass windows of noses for A-20 attack bombers. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Myriads of lights at the Long Beach, ...

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Mechanics on the flight ramp on the Douglas Aircraft Company at Long Beach, California, check final adjustments on an A-20 attack bomber just before delivery to the Army. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Mechanics on the flight ramp on the D...

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Myriads of lights at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company form pleasing star patterns in the shatterproof plexiglass windows of noses for A-20 attack bombers. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Myriads of lights at the Long Beach, ...

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Interesting patterns are formed by the wings of A-20 attack bombers, waiting their turn on the assembly lines of the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Interesting patterns are formed by th...

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Experienced assembly line workers of both sexes contribute to the production of A-20 attack bombers in the Douglas Aircraft plant at Long Beach, California. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and the Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Experienced assembly line workers of ...

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Myriads of lights at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company form pleasing star patterns in the shatterproof plexiglass windows of noses for A-20 attack bombers. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Myriads of lights at the Long Beach, ...

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Another Douglas A-20 attack bomber leaves the assembly line at the Long Beach, California, plant for transfer to the flight line and test flight before delivery to the Army. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and the Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Another Douglas A-20 attack bomber le...

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Another Douglas A-20 attack bomber leaves the assembly line at the Long Beach, California, plant for transfer to the flight line and test flight before delivery to the Army. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and the Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Another Douglas A-20 attack bomber le...

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Mechanics work in a "goldfish bowl", or bombardiers's compartment, of an A-20 attack bomber on the flight ramp of the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Mechanics work in a "goldfish bowl", ...

Production. P-51 "Mustang" fighter planes. A North American "Mustang" fighter plane is placed in a crate for shipment from the plant at Inglewood, California, to the Royal Air Force (RAF). This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 fighter plane which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. P-51 "Mustang" fighter planes. A North American "Mustang" ...

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Experienced assembly line workers of both sexes contribute to the production of A-20 attack bombers in the Douglas Aircraft plant at Long Beach, California. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and the Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Experienced assembly line workers of ...

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Long lines of A-20 attack bombers roll ceaslessly, night and day, through the Douglas Aircraft plant at Long Beach, California. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and the Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed for its several duties with light and heavy caliber guns in varying combinations

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Long lines of A-20 attack bombers rol...

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Wings for deadly A-20 attack bombers form interesting patterns at the Long Beach, California plant of the Douglas Aircraft Company. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and the RAF (Royal Air Force) for hedge hopping and for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns in varying combinations

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Wings for deadly A-20 attack bombers ...

Sergeant C.M. Battleship of Sydney, Australia, leader of a RAF (Royal Air Force) attack which destroyed six Junker 52s and damaged others at the El Aden airdrome, examinig some of the telephone wire which was draped from the oil coolers, wireless masts, tail, and rudder if his plane when he returned to the base. Flying low over the road, he cracked through enemy telephone wires

Sergeant C.M. Battleship of Sydney, Australia, leader of a RAF (Royal ...

Production. P-51 "Mustang" fighter planes. Another wooden crate is assembled in North American's Inglewood, California, shipping department for a "Mustang" fighter plane for the Royal Air Force (RAF). This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 fighter plane which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. P-51 "Mustang" fighter planes. Another wooden crate is ass...

The uniforms are different, but the cause is the same. Officers of the United Nations attend a garden party of the United Nations Club at Dumbarton Oaks, Sunday, September 6, 1942. Left to right: Squadron Leader Lowry, Royal Air Force; Miss Barbara Brady; Pilot Officer James, RAF (Royal Air Force); Squadron Leader Lee, RAF

The uniforms are different, but the cause is the same. Officers of the...

The uniforms are different, but the cause is the same. Officers of the United Nations attend a garden party of the United Nations Club at Dumbarton Oaks, Sunday, September 6, 1942. Left to right: Squadron Leader Lowry, Royal Air Force; Miss Barbara Brady; Pilot Officer James, RAF (Royal Air Force); Squadron Leader Lee, RAF

The uniforms are different, but the cause is the same. Officers of the...

Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Title and other information from print in lot and lot catalog card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Divisi... more

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Myriads of lights at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company form pleasing star patterns in the shatterproof plexiglass windows of noses for A-20 attack bombers. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Myriads of lights at the Long Beach, ...

Production. A-20 attack bombers. A line of Douglas A-20 attack bombers, just off the assembly line at the Long Beach, California, plant is ready for test flights and delivery to the Army. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. A line of Douglas A-20 attack bombers...

Second Lieutenant Samuel S. Junkin, Jr., U.S. Army Air Force of Natchez, Mississippi, at a Canadian army hospital in Britain. He has been awarded two high United States for bravery: the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Purple Heart. He was decorated by Brigadier General F.O.D. Hunter, Commanding General, Fighter Command, U.S. Eight Air Force while in the hospital recovering from wounds received at the combined operations raid at Dieppe. Left to right: Brigadier General H.A. Craig, Brigadier General L.I. Truscott, Jr., Captain A.H. Willetts, RAF (Royal Air Force) Brigadier General F.O.D. Hunter, and Second Lieutenant Junkin

Second Lieutenant Samuel S. Junkin, Jr., U.S. Army Air Force of Natche...

Production. P-51 "Mustang" fighter planes. A North American Aviation woman employee at Inglewood, California, sits astride a "Mustang" fighter for Royal Air Force (RAF), as she places a bag of chemicals in the plane to prevent the accumulation of moisture. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 fighter plane which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. P-51 "Mustang" fighter planes. A North American Aviation w...

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Interesting patterns are formed by the wings of A-20 attack bombers, waiting their turn on the assembly lines of the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. The A-20 is used by the American Air Force and Royal Air Force (RAF) for hedge hopping and strafing operations against ground troops and installations--also for reconnaissance work and night fighting. It is armed with light and heavy caliber guns

Production. A-20 attack bombers. Interesting patterns are formed by th...

Somewhere in Central Africa. Modern science takes its place beside old time African fetishes, as the witch doctors rest between dances. The fish are typical examples of customary ju-ju that has come down through ages of the Dark Continent's history, and the American-built RAF (Royal Air Force) Consolidated Liberator is a sample of the head masks used by the dancers who have streamlined imagination and appreciate the white man's stronger ju-ju

Somewhere in Central Africa. Modern science takes its place beside old...

Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Cleaning before spotwelding. The rear section tail fairing sub-assembly of the "Vengeance" dive bomber manufactured at the Nashville Division of Vultee Aircraft Inc., being cleaned prior to spotwelding. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Cleaning before spotweldi...

Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Drilling horizontal stabilizers. Creating a hand drill, this woman worker at Vultee-Nashville is shown working on the horizontal stabilizer for a Vultee "Vengeance" dive bomber. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Drilling horizontal stabi...

Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Vertical stabilizer inspection. Women inspectors are shown inspecting the vertical stabilizers upon receipt from the sub-contractor prior to installation on "Vengeance" dive bombers made at Vultee's Nashville Division. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Vertical stabilizer inspe...

Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Rear monocoque assembly. These huge vertical jigs are used at the Nashville Division of Vultee Aircraft Inc. for assembling the rear monocoque of the Vultee "Vengeance" dive bombers. A short stairway makes it possible for workers to reach easily all parts of the monocoque sections. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Rear monocoque assembly. ...

Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Checking part to blueprint. Here a pair of factory workers check the blueprint with a part which will go into the "Vengeance" dive bombers made at Vultee's Nashville Division. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Checking part to blueprin...

Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Storage of oil-tank jacket. This woman worker is shown storing oil-tank jackets made in a sub-assembly at Nashville where Vultee manufactures "Vengeance" dive bombers. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Storage of oil-tank jacke...

Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Canopy assembly. The girl worker in this scene at the Nashville Division of Vultee Aircraft Inc. is operating a type of rivet gun, one of the steps in assembly of the canopy of the Vultee "Vengeance" dive bomber. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Canopy assembly. The girl...

Planes in flight. The ship in the foreground is a C-46 transport, originally designed as a commercial plane to carry a crew of five men and thirty-six passengers. Its load capacity in military service has been greatly increased. The more distant plane is a P-40 fighter, distinguished for its effectiveness in middle-altitude work with the RAF (Royal Air Force) in England and Africa, with the AVG (American Volunteer Group--Flying Tigers) in China and with the AAF (Army Air Force) in the South Pacific

Planes in flight. The ship in the foreground is a C-46 transport, orig...

Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Washing windshield section prior to spotweld. A woman worker at the Nashville Division of Vultee Aircraft Inc. is pictured here washing the windshield section of the "Vengeance" dive bomber prior to spotwelding. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Washing windshield sectio...

Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Riveting side section. The man and woman pictured here are riveting a side section for the Vultee "Vengeance" dive bomber now in mass production at the Nashville Division of Vultee Aircraft Inc. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Riveting side section. Th...

Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Carburetor adjustment. A flight service mechanic is shown here making adjustments on the carburetor of a "Vengeance" dive bomber manufactured at Vultee's Nashville Division. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Carburetor adjustment. A ...

American "steam chickens" arrive in Africa. Up from the hold of a cargo ship, a precious package is hoisted to the deck of an African port. It is an American fighter plane--a P-40 consigned to U.S. and Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots in the African theatre

American "steam chickens" arrive in Africa. Up from the hold of a carg...

Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Motor tune-up. Flight service mechanics are shown here warming up the motor of a Vultee "Vengeance" dive bomber prior to the ship's take-off for a test flight at the Nashville Division of Vultee Aircraft Inc. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Motor tune-up. Flight ser...

Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Forming on the hydro press. Forming of metal parts for the "Vengeance" dive bombers in the huge hydro press at Vultee's Nashville Division. Here are two women engaged in an unusual job. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

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Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Safety record at Vultee's Nashville plant. Department safety record board showing the number of work days one department spent on the production of "Vengeance" dive bombers without a lost-time accident. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

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Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Camouflaging the ship. A Vultee "Vengeance" dive bomber manufactured at Vultee's Nashville Division is shown attached to the overhead mechanized assembly line trolly. The dive bomber has just entered the huge paint spray booth where it is receiving its camouflage painting treatment before moving to the next station. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

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Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Layout for control rods. One of the women employees at the Nashville Division of Vultee Aircraft Inc. is pictured inside a tail cone which will be incorporated in a Vultee "Vengeance" dive bomber. She is checking the layout for control rods. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

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Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Riveting a side section. This pair of Vultee workers at the Nashville Division are shown riveting a side section for the Vultee "Vengeance" dive bomber. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

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Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Pattern-making drop-hammer die. This worker is making a pattern for a drop-hammer die for the forming of a sheet-metal part for the "Vengeance" dive bombers manufactured at Vultee's Nashville Division. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

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Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Ready to flight. Vultee "Vengeance" dive bombers for the British being staked down on the flight line ready for delivery. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

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Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Riveting an aft section assembly. Two women workers are teamed up on a riveting job on an aft section assembly which will go into the Vultee "Vengeance" dive bomber, now in full production at the Nashville Division of Vultee Aircraft Inc. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

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Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Company inspection. Looking toward the rear of the final assembly line showing the "Vengeance" dive bombers made at the Nashville Division of Vultee Aircraft Inc., and suspended on the overhead mechanized assembly line, company inspectors are shown checking parts and installations. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single- engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

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Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Flap installation. This pair of workers are adjusting a flap installation on the outer wings upon arrival from the sub-contractor's plane prior to installation on the Vultee "Vengeance" dive bombers manufactured at Vultee's Nashville Division. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

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Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Drilling a horizontal stabilizer. Here is a close-up view of a woman worker at the Nashville Division of Vultee Aircraft Inc., drilling rivet holes in the horizontal stabilizer for the Vultee "Vengeance" dive bomber. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

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Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Burring landing gear housing. Two women workers are shown on the job at the Nashville Division of Vultee Aircraft Inc. burring landing gear housings for "Vengeance" dive bombers. Women have proved themselves most efficient at repetitive hand operations of this type. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

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Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Horizontal stabilizer frame. This woman worker at the Nashville Division of Vultee Aircraft Inc. is shown carrying a horizontal stabilizer frame which will be used in building a Vultee "Vengeance" dive bomber. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

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Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Spark-plug installation. Workers are installing spark plugs in the powerful Wright "double cyclone" engine used in the Vultee "Vengeance" dive bomber manufactured at Vultee's Nashville Division. Note the partially completed "Vengeance" in the background. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

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The Battle of Britain

The Battle of Britain

ARC Identifier 36070 / Local Identifier 111-OF-4 - Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) - 1943 - This motion picture film focuses on the B... more

Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Cowl-former installation. A pair of workers at the Nashville Division of Vultee Aircraft Inc. are shown making a cowl-former installation, one of the operations in the assembly of a Vultee "Vengeance" dive bomber. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

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Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Engine control rod installation. Two Vultee workers shown adjusting the engine and control rod installation on the "Vengeance" dive bomber made at Vultee's Nashville Division. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

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Planes in flight. The P-40 single-engine fighter plane--which the British have used in its various models as the "Tomahawk," "Kittyhawk" and "Warhawk"--is a fast pursuit ship in the 400-mile-per-hour class. It has an approximate service ceiling of 30,000 feet and a range of about 900 miles. Carrying various combinations of light and heavy caliber guns, it has performed notably with the RAF (Royal Air Force) in England and Africa, with the AVG (American Volunteer Group--Flying Tigers) in China and. with the AAF (Army Air Forces) in the South Pacific

Planes in flight. The P-40 single-engine fighter plane--which the Brit...

Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Side panel section assembly. Two workers at the Nashville Division of Vultee Aircraft Inc. are pictured here working on a side panel section assembly, one of the steps in the construction of Vultee "Vengeance" dive bombers. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

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Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Rivet inspection on a rear monocoque. Two women workers at Vultee's Nashville Division are pictured at their jobs of inspecting rivets in a row of tail cones to be installed in the Vultee "Vengeance" dive bomber. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

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Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Insignia touch-up. Woman worker is shown retouching the British insignia on the fuselage of a "Vengeance" dive bomber made at Vultee's Nashville Division. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

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Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Pre-flight check-up. Here, flight service mechanics are making a pre-flight check-up on a "Vengeance" dive bomber manufactured at Vultee's Nashville Division. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Pre-flight check-up. Here...

Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Lunch time. Women workers relaxing by their work--a fuselage section of a Vultee "Vengeance" dive bomber made at Vultee's Nashville Division. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the (RAF) Royal Air Force and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

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Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Installation of exhaust-collector ring. Two women employees at the Nashville Division of Vultee Aircraft Inc. are shown installing the exhaust-collector ring on a motor which will go into a Vultee "Vengeance" dive bomber. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

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Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Landing gear installation. This woman worker at Vultee-Nashville is shown making final adjustments in the wheel well of an inner wing before installation of the landing gear. This is one of the numerous assembly operations in connection with the mass production of Vultee "Vengeance" dive bombers. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

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Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Tail cone sub-assembly. In this scene one girl is operating a rivet gun as another girl bucks the rivets in the tail cone sub-assembly, a fabrication operation in the manufacture of the Vultee "Vengeance" dive bomber at the Nashville Division of Vultee Aircraft Inc. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

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Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Drilling education. These two girls are learning to drill rivet holes before being put to work on the "Vengeance" dive bombers made at the Nashville Division of Vultee Aircraft Inc. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

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Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Motor adjustment. On top of the engine, a flight service mechanic is shown adjusting the motor on the "Vengeance" dive bomber manufactured at the Nashville Division of Vultee Aircraft Inc. The "Vengeance"(A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

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Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Spark-plug installation. Women workers are shown installing spark plugs in the powerful Wright "double cyclone" engine used in the Vultee "Vengeance" dive bomber manufactured at Vultee's Nashville Division. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

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Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Lunch time. Here's a group of women workers relaxing by their work--a fuselage section of "Vengeance" dive bomber made at Vultee's Nashville Division--and enjoying a well-earned lunch. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

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Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. Angle shearing. This girl in slacks is angle-shearing sheet metal for use in "Vengeance" dive bombers manufactured at Vultee's Nashville Division. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

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Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. First aid. Full-time plant nurse redressing the finger of a Vultee woman worker in the First Aid Station at Vultee's Nashville plant where the "Vengeance" dive bomber is manufactured. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It was later adopted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) and still later by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a single-engine, low-wing plane, carrying a crew of two men and having six machine guns of varying calibers

Production. A-31 ("Vengeance") dive bombers. First aid. Full-time plan...