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Men and women working together on the production front. Two North American employees assemble the engine cowling for a B-25 bomber

In the sub-assembly department, this woman employee assembles parts for North American B-25 bombers and P-51 Mustang fighters. Engine control rods

A skilled employee at North American assembles the cowling on a North American B-25 bomber

A skilled employee at North American assembles the cowling on a North American B-25 bomber

Two North American employees rivet the nacelle for a B-25 bomber. Woman and man. Women will probably be doing eighty percent of work at this plant next year. Now approximately twenty percent

Engine controls are assembled on the firewall of a North American B-25 bomber by this final assembly worker

Engine controls are assembled on the firewall of a North American B-25 bomber by this final assembly worker

Tanks ready for final assembly surround this North American employee as he finishes another gasoline tank for a B-25 bomber

Two North American employees prepare a B-25 for painting. Man and woman. Note paper covered windows

Men and women working together on the production front. Two North American employees assemble the engine cowling for a B-25 bomber

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california los angeles county inglewood safety film negatives men women production front production front american employees two north american employees engine bomber bombers 1940s women b 25 mitchell b 25 b 25 bomber 1940s 40s united states history 1940 s library of congress
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01/01/1942
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No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html

label_outline Explore Inglewood, Employees, B 25 Bomber

Production. Airplane manufacture, general. This woman employee at North American's Inglewood, California, plant, assembles control brackets for bomber and fighter planes. All parts are arranged conveniently in the semi-circle. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 ("Billy Mitchell") bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 ("Mustang") fighter plane, which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. Marine boilers. Grinding of welded seams inside the drum of a large marine boiler at a Midwest plant which has converted its facilities to war production

Production. Airplane manufacture, general. A skilled jig builder lines up a metal plate prior to cutting it to the correct contour. Employed at the Inglewood, California, plant of North American Aviation, Incorporated. This plant produces the battle tested B-25 ("Billy Mitchell") bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 ("Mustang") fighter plane, which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. Airplane manufacture, general. On North American's "Sunshine" assembly line at Inglewood, California, a B-25 bomber is prepared for painting. Paper is taped to those areas to be painted. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 ("Billy Mitchell") bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 ("Mustang") fighter plane, which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. P-51 "Mustang" fighter planes. The accuracy of a milling machine operation is checked by an inspector in a machine shop at the Inglewood, California, plant of the North American Aviation. The casting being milled will be part of the landing gear of a P-51 fighter plane. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 fighter plane which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

North American B-25 bomber is prepared for painting on the outside assembly line, N[orth] A[merican] Aviation, Inc., Inglewood, Calif.

In North American's foundry, kirksite is poured into a mould

Production. B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bombers. Thousands of feet of insulated conductor wire that go into a North American B-25 bomber are sorted by this woman employee in the electrical assembly department at Inglewood, California. In addition to the battle-tested B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, this plant produces the P-51 "Mustang" fighter plane which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

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

Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Two employees of the North American Aviation plant at Inglewood, California, entertain their fellow workers with a boxing match during the lunch period recreation program. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 ("Billy Mitchell") bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 ("Mustang") fighter plane, which was first brought into prominence by the British raid on Dieppe

Production. Pratt and Whitney airplane engines. A new Pratt and Whitney airplane motor running on a test stand at a large Eastern plant. Before being shipped to one or another of our aircraft factories, the engine must demonstrate its ability to meet rigid Air Force requirements. Pratt and Whitney Aircraft

Mexican woman building fire in battered steel drum in backyard of her house, San Antonio, Texas

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california los angeles county inglewood safety film negatives men women production front production front american employees two north american employees engine bomber bombers 1940s women b 25 mitchell b 25 b 25 bomber 1940s 40s united states history 1940 s library of congress