Republic Aviation Corporation Hangar, 1994
In 1994 the abandoned Republic Aviation Corporation plant was demolished. It looked nothing like it did below, circa 1953. Top photo from the collection of Guy LaMotta. I feel very bad about it, like the place has been desecrated. I spent a
Championship Riveters, April 22, 1943
Martha Myskowski, on right, and Betty Relli were members of Port Washington's championship riveting team. They hold the crowd spellbound as they bang their way to a new record of 19.2 rivets per minute. The contest was held at the
Construction of the American Aeronautical Corp. Plant in Port Washington
Photo from the Estate of Joseph Gaeta.
Draftsmen at the American Aeronautical Corp. Plant, 1929
The plant was located on Manhasset Isle. Photo courtesy of of the Estate of Joseph J. Gaeta.
Interior of Grumman Plant in Port Washington, June 11, 1943
Photo from the Grumman Corporate Archives.
Republic Aviation Corporation, Plant No. 2
Responding to a high volume of orders from the US government, the Republic Aviation Corporation opened a plant in Port Washington in 1951 to manufacture wings for its F84F Thunderstreak and RF-84F and F-105 jet fighter bombers. Employing over 3,000
Grumman Employees Work on a Bomber, 1943
Women work on the fuselage of a Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bomber at Grumman Plant #15, located in Port Washington. For more information about this aircraft, click here. From the book Flight of Memory, published by the Port Washington Public Library: The