Factory workers assemble a fuselage for a Republic F-84 Thunderjet in Farmingdale, New York

Montage crane lifts part of fuselage off of factory floor and into air inside factory as workers initially guide the lift / two men in suits stand nearby the plane being assembled / workers examine a portion of the fuselage where two sections are being joined / CU United States Air Force logo on exterior of plane; the newly assembled F-84s will be provided to the USAF / CU plane turbine / off-camera crane moves turbojet engine as worker walks alongside the engine / rear shot two workers guide the engine into the fuselage / rear shot they continue to move engine into place / CU turbine / pilot mounts air stairs to enter a completely assembled jet; he places his gear into the cockpit / man inside factory works at tail end of incompletely assembled jet / rear view of turbine on wing / workers guide engine into fuselage