The Flying Fortress

Women in the Fight

Posted in Uncategorized by seraphimish on October 25, 2009

Life women

Life put up some fantastic WWII pictures about the better half and their part in the war, and we can’t help but share them!

http://www.life.com/image/2628526/in-gallery/23030/wwii-women-in-the-fight

Which ones are your favorite?  I for one want a pair of those gunner’s sunglasses immediately.

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  1. flyingfortress said, on October 25, 2009 at 12:05 pm

    EDIT: the Life photo viewer makes accurate linking impossible.

    http://www.life.com/image/50482045/in-gallery/23030/wwii-women-in-the-fight I don’t know what it is, but it has a lot of buttons and dials, so I approve.

  2. Col. Adrianna Hazard said, on October 25, 2009 at 1:18 pm

    I love the one where the woman is holding a gun that looks longer than she is tall! Oh, and the Finnish woman in her fur coat holding binoculars up to her eyes.

  3. Ricardo Reis said, on December 28, 2009 at 3:35 pm

    Maye you found this already?

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/sets/72157603671370361/

    Excelent colour photos from the 30s/40s at the Library of Congress…


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