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Riveter at work at the Douglas Aircraft Corporation plant in Long Beach, Calif. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
An A-20 bomber being riveted by a woman worker at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant at Long Beach, Calif. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Women at work on bomber, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Operating a hand drill at Vultee-Nashville, woman is working on a "Vengeance" dive bomber, Tennessee (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Operating a hand drill at the North American Aviation, Inc., [a] woman is in the control surface department assembling a section of the leading edge for the horizontal stabilizer of a plane (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Operating a hand drill at North American Aviation, Inc., [a] woman is working in the control surface department assembling a section of the leading edge for the horizontal stabilizer of a plane, Inglewood, Calif. (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Drilling on a Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Fort Worth, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Drilling a wing bulkhead for a transport plane at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Oyida Peaks riveting as part of her NYA training to become a mechanic at the Naval Air Base, in the Assembly and Repair Department, Corpus Christi, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008

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Drilling a wing bulkhead for a transport plane at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas (LOC)

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gregwest98 said:
This was taken at what was called Plant #4 which is still in operation by Lockheed Martin. See wikipedia entry en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carswell_Air_Force_Base

Drilling on a Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Fort Worth, Texas (LOC)

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Susie Felber said:
You. Go. Girl.
Gunnlaugur Lárusson said:
Be my wife
Arthur Camargos said:
incrível absolutamente

An A-20 bomber being riveted by a woman worker at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant at Long Beach, Calif. (LOC)

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Flyer31 said:
The lady is DRILLING not riviting. This looks like the decking for something other than the A-20.
greens n cornbread said:
looks like she's in the wing behind the engine mount (nacelle)
bad_idea_dinosaur said:
I believe the process of riveting requires one drill a hole first.
Kary Nieuwenhuis said:
Whats more important? Drilling? Riveting? or brown shoes, blue socks and a maroon pants.
james gallagher said:
definitely the hair net, but I was really pulling for the shoes. gives a very clear sense of scope and scale of the operation, ....those drills were not like tools we have today. I am struck.