The assembly plant of the Bell Aircraft Corporation at Wheatfield, New York (directly East of Niagara Falls, USA). The aircraft in the photo are Bell P-39Q-30-BE Airacobra fighters (USAAF serials 44-71105/44-71504), and Bell P-63A-8-BE Kingcobra fighters (USAAF serials 42-69211/42-69410). While externally very similar, the P-39 had a smaller and more rounded tail section and a three-bladed propeller. The two lines at left are P-39Qs, followed by three lines of P-63As. Then are two lines of almost completed P-39Qs (serials clearly visible), and a last line of P-63As. Note the absence of any workers and tools.
Date
between 1940 and 1946
date QS:P571,+1940-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1940-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1946-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Reproduction Number: LC-USW33-059641 (b&w film neg.)
Call Number: LC-USW33- 059641 [P&P]
Notes
Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches).
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Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
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Assembly line for Bell P-39 Airacobras, photo taken some time between 1940 and 1946. Library of Congress categorizes it as: TITLE: [Untitled]. {{LOC-image|id=fsa.8e02902}}
Category:Bell P-39
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