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Employees at North American Aviation, Incorporated, assembling the cowling on Allison motors for the P-51 fighter planes, Inglewood, Calif.

North American employees assemble the cowling on Allison motors for the P-51 fighters

North American employees assemble the cowling on Allison motors for the P-51 fighters

Inglewood, California. A man and woman working on rudder controls for a P-51 fighter plane at North American Aviation, Inc.

Inglewood, California. Interior view of the engine assembly department of North American Aviation, Inc., show long lines of mounted Allison motors for the B-51 fighter planes and Wright motors for the B-25 bomber planes (distant)

P-51 ("Mustang") fighter plane in construction, North American Aviation, Inc., Los Angeles, Calif

North American Aviation, Inc., Inglewood, California. Hands of a skilled machinist working on a part for a B-25 bomber or P-51 fighter

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

P-51 ("Mustang") fighter plane in construction, North American Aviation, Inc., Los Angeles, Calif.

Employees at North American Aviation, Incorporated, assembling the cowling on Allison motors for the P-51 fighter planes, Inglewood, Calif

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12002-38.

Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944.

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01/01/1939
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north american aviation inc airplane industry assembly line methods world war california inglewood transparencies color farm security administration office of war information color photographs alfred t palmer photo north american aviation p 51 fighter planes allison motors ultra high resolution high resolution kodachrome film transparencies united states history library of congress