Aviation Machinist’s Mate Repairing Naval Aircraft

Aviation Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Barbara Warfield, USNR(W), working on an aircraft at Naval Air Station, Seattle, Washington, 28 September 1943. She was one of the first WAVES assigned to the overhaul and repair of naval aircraft. Plane appears to be a Grumman F4F, with a Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp engine.

Photo size: 3000 × 2381
Photo source: Naval History and Heritage Command
Usage: Public Domain