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Oyida Peaks riveting as part of her NYA training to become a mechanic in the Assembly and Repair Department at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas (LOC)

  • littlebigyee said:
    Oyida Peaks looks so strong and independent, yet glamorous while she rivets! She has perfect posture and poise as she does a so called "man's job" during World War II.
  • Jumpy Thumb said:
    Hi, The Library of Congress

    Nice foto! God bless America.

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  • Jumpy Thumb said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called US Military, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

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    God bless and loves you all.
  • marley1027 said:
    Looks like she is drilling a hole.

A rivet is her fighting weapon. Oyida Peaks, daughter of a Navy lieutenant, one of many women taking NYA training to become mechanics at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas. After eight weeks apprenticeship she will be qualified as a civil service w

  • technogeo said:
    Manufacturer's plate on drill reads: "1/4" Hole Shooter, Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp."

Mrs. Virginia Davis, a riveter in the assembly and repair department of the Naval air base, supervises Chas. Potter, a NYA trainee from Michigan, Corpus Christi, Texas. After eight weeks of training he will go into civil service. Should he be inducted or

  • perfgeek said:
    Well, if this site is accurate: home.att.net/~jbaugher/thirdseries1.html it suggests the tail section on which they are working is from a Grumman TBF-1 Avenger.
  • Gerry Asher said:
    The aircraft is a Curtiss SNC-1 Falcon.
  • perfgeek said:
    At first I was unconvinced as I couldn't find any images of an SNC-1 showing that round access hatch, but I did finally find one at: www.wisbechaeroclub.co.uk/Scale Drawings/images/C/Curtiss SNC-1 Falcon/Curtiss SNC-1 Falcon (1).jpg although now I'm left confused about the tail number :)