Assembling Glider Ribs During World War II

1943

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Assembling Glider Ribs During World War II
  • Title
  • Assembling Glider Ribs During World War II
  • Identifier
  • MSP57.B001.F15.I05
  • Source Identifier
  • MSP57.B001.F15.I05
  • Description
  • Caption on the back of the photograph reads, “Ribbing - Assembling and fabricating airplane ribs and bulkheads by hot-press methods in H.J. Heinz Company plant.” Workers at the H.J. Heinz Company Main Plant in Pittsburgh’s North Side neighborhood work on a special project designed to produce wing assemblies for gliders during World War II. The glider wings, produced in a secret production effort, were used on gliders, which were instrumental in the invasion of Sicily in 1943, and on D-Day in Normandy, June 6, 1944. Constructed of plywood frames and exteriors, the wings were painted aluminum when finished to resemble metal.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • H.J. Heinz Company.
    Gliders (Aeronautics)--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    World War, 1939-1945.
  • Source
  • H.J. Heinz Company, Photographs, 1864-1991, MSP 57, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • H.J. Heinz Company Photographs
  • Rights Information
  • In Copyright. This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).. Rights Holder: Senator John Heinz History Center
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  • Rights Holder
  • Senator John Heinz History Center