Women at Work

International Terminal

Aviation Museum & Library
September 2013 - December 2013
A North American Aviation B-25 Mitchell bomber is prepared for painting on the outside assembly line at the North American Aviation plant
Workers install fixtures and assemblies to a tail fuselage section of a Douglas-built Boeing B-17F
A worker makes final adjustments within the inner-wing wheel well of an Vultee A-31 Vengeance dive bomber before the installation of landing gear at the Vultee Aircraft plant
Assembling a wing section for a North American P-51 Mustang fighter plane at the North American Aviation plant
A worker places metal parts on Masonite before they slide under the multi-ton hydropress at the North American Aviation plant
An operator of a riveting machine joins sections of wing ribs to reinforce the inner wing assemblies of Douglas-built Boeing B-17F
A worker operates a hand drill while working on the horizontal stabilizer of a Vultee A-31 Vengeance dive bomber at the Vultee Aircraft plant
Assembly line workers enjoy a lunch break with heavy bomber nacelle parts in the background at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant
A worker during her lunch break with heavy bomber nacelle parts in the background at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant
Work on a Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp aircraft engine mounted on a Douglas C-47 Dakota military transport
Work on a Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp aircraft engine mounted on a Douglas C-47 Dakota military transport
Assembling part of the engine cowling for a North American B-25 Mitchell bomber at the North American Aviation plant