Ralph Orduna and Colleagues at the Martin Bomber Plant

Title

Ralph Orduna and Colleagues at the Martin Bomber Plant

Subject

World War II

Description

This is a photo of Ralph Orduna (middle) at Martin Bomber Plant with fellow employees. Mr. Orduna went on to become a supervisor at the plant before enlisting in the US Army Air Corps. Martin Bomber Plant, which opened 1942, produced B-26 and B-29 bombers for the war effort. The plant was built southeast of Omaha, NE at Offut Air Field, which is now known as Offut Air Force Base. 

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Source

Ralph Orduna of the Tuskeegee Airmen, North Omaha History Harvest, 2011

Date

1940 circa

Rights

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Format

person

Type

image

Coverage

Omaha (Neb.)

Files

nom_orduna_ralph_0004.jpg

Citation

“Ralph Orduna and Colleagues at the Martin Bomber Plant,” History Harvest, accessed April 20, 2024, https://historyharvest.unl.edu/items/show/92.

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