Rosie the Riveter and Co.

[tulsaboy]

For those of you who are fans of the folks that built the planes that we love, here are some pics from the Douglas-Tulsa plant duing WWII. I'll leave it to you experts to discuss/decipher exactly what each person is doing. DT built A-24, B-24 and A-26 aircraft, and modified A-20, B-17 and B-25 and C-47 aircraft, in addition to doing all of the production YB-40 models. The photos are all in the collection of the Tulsa Air and Space Museum. Enjoy!

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Gary Austin in another life, pondering, perhaps?

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And finally, for Mr. Peters and the other turret freaks out there
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Enjoy!

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[Second Air Force]

Great stuff! The young guy in the second photo is probably trying to figure out why the Consolidated and Ford drawings are completely different and the parts shipped in don't fit! The gentleman in photo five is dangerously close to working on the aft lavatory too!

Scott

[retroaviation]

OR.......Gary Austin at the beginning of the Ol' 927 project...




...And Gary Austin after the Ol' 927 project......





Gary

[Mudge]

The lady in the first picture appears to be pulling the yoke off the control column.

Mudge the "yoker"