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North American Aviation Collection

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: P-51 ('Mustang') fighter planes being prep... North American Aviation, Inc, Inglewood, Calif. 1942

P-51 ("Mustang") fighter planes being prep... North American Aviation, Inc, Inglewood, Calif. 1942
P-51 (" Mustang" ) fighter planes being prepared for test flight at the field of the North American Aviation, Inc. plant in Inglewood, Calif

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: North Americans P-51 Mustang Fighter... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942

North Americans P-51 Mustang Fighter... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942. Creator: Mark Sherwood
North Americans P-51 Mustang Fighter is in service with Britains Royal Air Force, N[orth] A[merican] Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: Switch boxes on the firewalls of B-25 bombers... North American Aviation, Inglewood, Calif. 1942

Switch boxes on the firewalls of B-25 bombers... North American Aviation, Inglewood, Calif. 1942
Switch boxes on the firewalls of B-25 bombers are assembled by women workers at North American [Aviation, Inc.]s Inglewood, Calif. plant

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: Part of the cowling for one of the motors for a B-25... North American Aviation, Inglewood, CA

Part of the cowling for one of the motors for a B-25... North American Aviation, Inglewood, CA
Part of the cowling for one of the motors for a B-25 bomber is assembled in the engine department of North American Aviation, Inc.s Inglewood, Calif. plant

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: In North Americans modern machine shop... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942

In North Americans modern machine shop... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942
In North Americans modern machine shop, another aircraft part is finished on a huge turret lathe, North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: Clerk in one of the stock rooms of North American Aviation, Inc... Inglewood, Calif. 1942

Clerk in one of the stock rooms of North American Aviation, Inc... Inglewood, Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Clerk in one of the stock rooms of North American Aviation, Inc. checking to see if the proper numbers of parts were received and placed in the proper bin, Inglewood, Calif

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: P-51 ('Mustang') fighter plane in construction, North American Aviation, Inc. LA, Calif. (1942?)

P-51 ("Mustang") fighter plane in construction, North American Aviation, Inc. LA, Calif. (1942?)
P-51 (" Mustang" ) fighter plane in construction, North American Aviation, Inc. Los Angeles, Calif. Probably the plant in Inglewood, a Los Angeles suburb

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: Metal parts are placed on masonite by... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942

Metal parts are placed on masonite by... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Metal parts are placed on masonite by this woman employee before they slide under the multi-ton hydropress, North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: An employee in the drill-press section of North Americans huge machine... Inglewood, Calif

An employee in the drill-press section of North Americans huge machine... Inglewood, Calif
An employee in the drill-press section of North Americans huge machine shop runs mounting holes in a large dural casting, Inglewood, Calif

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: On North Americans outdoor assembly line... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif

On North Americans outdoor assembly line... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif
On North Americans outdoor assembly line, a painter cleans the tail section of a P-51 fighter prior to spraying the olive-drab camouflage of the U.S. Army, North American Aviation, Inc

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: Cowling and control rods are added to motors for... North American Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942

Cowling and control rods are added to motors for... North American Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942
Cowling and control rods are added to motors for North American B-25 bombers as they move down the assembly line, North American, Inc. Inglewood, Calif

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: Sheet metal parts are numbered with this pneu... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, CA, 1942

Sheet metal parts are numbered with this pneu... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, CA, 1942
Sheet metal parts are numbered with this pneumatic numbering machine in North Americans sheet metal department, North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: Two women employees of North American Aviation, Incorporated, assembling a section of a... 1942

Two women employees of North American Aviation, Incorporated, assembling a section of a... 1942
Two women employees of North American Aviation, Incorporated, assembling a section of a wing for a P-51 fighter plane

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: Employees on the 'Sunshine'assembly line at North Americans plant... Inglewood, Calif. 1942

Employees on the "Sunshine"assembly line at North Americans plant... Inglewood, Calif. 1942
Employees on the " Sunshine" assembly line at North Americans plant put the finishing touches on another B-25 bomber, Inglewood, Calif

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: View of the B-25 final assembly line at North American Aviations Inglewood, California, plant

View of the B-25 final assembly line at North American Aviations Inglewood, California, plant

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: Members of the experimental staff... North American Aviation, Inc, plant, Inglewood, Calif. 1942

Members of the experimental staff... North American Aviation, Inc, plant, Inglewood, Calif. 1942
Member[s] of the experimental staff at the North American Aviation, Inc. plant, observe wind tunnel tests on an accurate scale model of the B-25 (" Billy Mitchell" ) bomber, Inglewood

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: North American B-25 bomber is prepared... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942

North American B-25 bomber is prepared... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942
North American B-25 bomber is prepared for painting on the outside assembly line, North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: Another North American B-25 bomber rolls off the final assembly line to join other ships... 1942

Another North American B-25 bomber rolls off the final assembly line to join other ships... 1942
Another North American B-25 bomber rolls off the final assembly line to join other ships on the outdoor assembly line, North

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: Assembling B-25 bombers at North American Aviation, Kansas City, Kansas, 1942

Assembling B-25 bombers at North American Aviation, Kansas City, Kansas, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Assembling B-25 bombers at North American Aviation, Kansas City, Kansas

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: New B-25 bombers lined up for final inspection... North American Aviation, Inc. Calif. 1942

New B-25 bombers lined up for final inspection... North American Aviation, Inc. Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
New B-25 bombers lined up for final inspection and tests at the flying field of an aircraft plant, North American Aviation, Inc. Calif. It performs at the 25, 000-foot ceiling

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: B-25 bomber planes at the North American Aviation, Incorporated... Kansas City, Kansas, 1942

B-25 bomber planes at the North American Aviation, Incorporated... Kansas City, Kansas, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
B-25 bomber planes at the North American Aviation, Incorporated being hauled along an outdoor assembly line with an " International" tractor, Kansas City, Kansas

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: Punching rivet holes in a frame member for a B-25 bomber... North American Aviation, Inc. CA, 1942

Punching rivet holes in a frame member for a B-25 bomber... North American Aviation, Inc. CA, 1942
Punching rivet holes in a frame member for a B-25 bomber, the plant of North American Aviation, Inc. Calif

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: B-25 bombers on the outdoor assembly line at North American Aviation... Kansas City, Kansas, 1942

B-25 bombers on the outdoor assembly line at North American Aviation... Kansas City, Kansas, 1942
B-25 bombers on the outdoor assembly line at North American Aviation, Incorporated, almost ready for their first test flight, Kansas City, Kansas

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: Riveting team working on the cockpit shell of a... Douglas Aircraft Co. Long Beach, Calif. 1942

Riveting team working on the cockpit shell of a... Douglas Aircraft Co. Long Beach, Calif. 1942
Riveting team working on the cockpit shell of a B-25 [i.e. C-47] bomber at the plant of North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood [i.e. Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach], Calif

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: Making wiring assemblies at a junction box... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, CA, 1942

Making wiring assemblies at a junction box... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, CA, 1942
Making wiring assemblies at a junction box on the fire wall for the right engine of a B-25 bomber, North American Aviation, Inc. [Inglewood], Calif

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: Huge drop hammers work day and night form... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942

Huge drop hammers work day and night form... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942
Huge drop hammers work day and night forming sheet metal parts for United Nations bombers and fighters at the North American Aviation, Inc. plant, Inglewood, Calif

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: A wing brace assembly for a B-25 bomber is prepared... North American Aviation, Inc. Calif. 1942

A wing brace assembly for a B-25 bomber is prepared... North American Aviation, Inc. Calif. 1942
A wing brace assembly for a B-25 bomber is prepared for the assembly line of an aircraft plant, North American Aviation, Inc. Calif

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: Mounting motor on a Fairfax B-25 bomber, North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942

Mounting motor on a Fairfax B-25 bomber, North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Mounting motor [on a] Fairfax B-25 bomber, at North American Aviation, Inc. plant in [Inglewood], Calif

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: Part of the cowling for one of the motors... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942

Part of the cowling for one of the motors... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942
Part of the cowling for one of the motors for a B-25 bomber is assembled in the engine department of North American Aviation, Inc.s Inglewood, Calif. plant

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: Operating a hand drill at the North American Aviation, Inc. a woman is in the control... 1942

Operating a hand drill at the North American Aviation, Inc. a woman is in the control... 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Operating a hand drill at the North American Aviation, Inc. [a] woman is in the control surface department assembling a section of the leading edge for the horizontal stabilizer of a plane

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: P-51 'Mustang'fighter in flight, Inglewood, Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer

P-51 "Mustang"fighter in flight, Inglewood, Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
P-51 " Mustang" fighter in flight, Inglewood, Calif. The " Mustang", built by North American Aviation, Incorporated

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: A nose wheel and landing gear assembly for a B-25... North American Aviation, Inc. Calif. 1942

A nose wheel and landing gear assembly for a B-25... North American Aviation, Inc. Calif. 1942
A nose wheel and landing gear assembly for a B-25 bomber under construction in a western aircraft plant, North American Aviation, Inc. Calif. A front section of the plane shows in the background

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: Bomb bay gasoline tanks for long flights... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942

Bomb bay gasoline tanks for long flights... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942
Bomb bay gasoline tanks for long flights of B-25 bombers await assembly in the plant of North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: Employees at North American Aviation, Incorporated, assembling... Inglewood, Calif. 1942

Employees at North American Aviation, Incorporated, assembling... Inglewood, Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Employees at North American Aviation, Incorporated, assembling the cowling on Allison motors for the P-51 fighter planes, Inglewood, Calif

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: An experimental scale model of the B-25... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942

An experimental scale model of the B-25... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942
An experimental scale model of the B-25 plane is prepared for wind tunnel tests in the plant of North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. This plant produced the B-25 bomber

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: A young woman employee of North American Aviation, Incorporated... Inglewood, Calif. 1942

A young woman employee of North American Aviation, Incorporated... Inglewood, Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
A young woman employee of North American Aviation, Incorporated, working over the landing gear mechanism of a P-51 fighter plane, Inglewood, Calif. The mechanism resembles a small cannon

Background imageNorth American Aviation Collection: Woman working on an airplane motor at North American Aviation, Inc. plant in Calif. 1942

Woman working on an airplane motor at North American Aviation, Inc. plant in Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Woman working on an airplane motor at North American Aviation, Inc. plant in Calif


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