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Have these been posted before? Great pics on the assembly lines of both aircraft.

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For me this is excellent find!

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Great photos. Gotta love girls with guns...er... rivet guns.

Anyone have the photo of the Wichita production line transitioning from the B-47 to the B-52? Had a production line of each going parallel to each other down the length of the plant. Seen it in print 20 years ago but not since.
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The 44-1535 B-29A in the second to the bottom photo is only one serial apart from 44-1536; the B-29 that was photographed 3-23-1945 when the left jackstand slipped, damaging the number 1, left outer wing panel, and bomb bay doors while still in the factory. See page 47 of Warbird Tech Series B-29 Superfortress.

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