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

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  • E. Howe said:
    Whoa! What an incredible image. I am SO glad to see that Black women worked on aircraft, too. I love her nail polish, and her ring. I'd LOVE to know her name, if she's still alive. This is such an outstanding portrait!
  • Nicola Hunt said:
    this is outstanding...i also noticed the details of her appearence as well as the clear reflection and sharp focus...this is just so rad to have on flickr!
  • Liz Rizzo said:
    Beautiful and inspiring.
  • Descriptive Bottle said:
    What an amazing time captured on film forever!
  • kenorland said:
    Okay, they never taught us that black women also worked as Rosie. What a crime of omission! So cool to see this.

15_002655 Vultee Vengeance

  • John in Boston said:
    This is a Vultee Vengeance, not a Brewster Bermuda.
  • John Sanders said:
    Looks formidable!
  • Stig Jarlevik said:
    Indeed This is the first one in British markings, AF745. Stig
  • Batman_60 said:
  • Rob A. said:
    in fact it's a Vultee V-72 Vengeance II , built by Northrop

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, Tennessee. The "Vengeance" (A-31) was originally designed for the French. It

  • Steve Crane said:
    I'm quite amazed by the colour in these old photos.
  • julia dee said:
    More than "color" per se, it's the dynamic range of transparency film. Digital can't come close at present.
  • marzitxu. said:
    q demais!!!