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WAVES Aircraft Mechanics Work on Training Plane

October 8, 2017October 8, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments aircraft mechanics, color photo, dungaree uniforms, dungarees, Florida, naval air station, Pensacola, Pratt & Whitney, radial engine, training plane, Whiting Field

WAVES aircraft mechanics dressed in dungaree uniforms, working on the Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp radial engine of a North

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WAVES Aircraft Mechanics Work on Port Outboard Engine

September 13, 2017September 13, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments aircraft engine, aircraft mechanic, California, naval air station, Naval Air Transport Service, Oakland, Pratt & Whitney

WAVES aircraft mechanics working on the port outboard engine (a Pratt & Whitney R-2000) of a Naval Air Transport Service

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Two WAVES Mechanics Move a Battery Cart Onto Airfield

September 13, 2017September 13, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments airfield, battery cart, California, color photo, naval air station, Naval Air Transport Service, Oakland, squadron

Seaman 1st Class Billy Ikard (left) and Seaman 1st Class Barbara A. Patterson move a battery cart into position next

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WAVES Working on Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Engine

September 13, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments aircraft engine, California, naval air station, Oakland, Pratt & Whitney, seaman, squadron, WAVES mechanics

Seaman 1st Class Lorrain Taylor (right) and Seaman 1st Class Martha Harrison working on the # 1 engine (a Pratt

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WAVES of the Air Transport Squadron 12 (VR-12)

September 11, 2017September 11, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments Air Transport Squadron, link trainer, naval air station, quonset hut, Quonset Point, rating badges, Rhode Island, specialist, squadron, VR-12

First group of WAVES to report for duty with VR-12, 24 July 1945. They are in the Link trainer building,

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Sailors and WAVES Enjoy a Boat Ride While on Leave

September 11, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments Aviation Machinist's Mate, boat ride, leave, liberty, Louisiana, naval air station, New Orleans, Pharmacist's Mate, rowboat, sailors, WAVES

Sailors and WAVES from Naval Air Station, New Orleans, Louisiana, enjoy a boat ride while on leave. It appears that

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WAVES Learn How to Tie Down Cargo

September 11, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments Aviation Metalsmith, California, cargo, Douglas R4D transport plane, naval air station, Naval Air Transport Service School, Oakland, WAVES students

Aviation Metalsmith J.J. Lombardo shows WAVES students of the Naval Air Transport Service School at Naval Air Station, Oakland, California,

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WAVES Study Link Celestial Navigation

September 11, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments Aviation Machinist's Mate, Link Celestial Navigation, naval air station, Quonset Point, Rhode Island, Seattle, students, training, Washington

Three WAVES study Link Celestial Navigation at the Navy Link Celestial Navigation Trainer Operators and Maintenance School at the Naval

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Coffee Break for WAVES Officers Touring Blimp

August 30, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments blimp, coffee, Lakehurst, naval air station, New Jersey, tour, WAVES officers

U.S. Navy WAVES officers are treated to some coffee while touring a blimp at Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey,

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WAVES Aviation Machinist’s Mates Work on Training Plane

August 30, 2017February 21, 2018 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments aircraft wing, aviation, Florida, machinist's mate, naval air station, Pensacola, training plane

WAVES Aviation Machinist’s Mates working on an SNJ training plane at Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, 5 March 1944. Photo

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