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Wingwoman: 1942
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 08/30/2007 - 5:04pm.
October 1942. Inglewood, California. North American Aviation drill operator in the control surface department assembling horizontal stabilizer section of an airplane. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer.
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This reminds me so much of
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 09/07/2007 - 11:05pm.
This reminds me so much of the popular "Rosie the Riveter" poster.
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