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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

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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

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Employees at the Inglewood, California, plant of North American Aviation return to their jobs after enjoying another lunch period program presented at the recreation center. 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

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A homemade poster in the shipping department at North American

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. After lucite (a shatter-proof plastic "glass") is formed for transparent enclosures, the edges are cut to the right size on an enemy wheel at the North American Aviation plant at Inglewood, California. 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

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As fuselage center sections for B-25 bombers move down a long overhead conveyer, hundreds of North American women employees assemble the thousands of parts that go into a modern combat plane

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Production. B-25 bombers. It packs a wallop the Axis has felt. A new B-25 medium bomber nearing the end of a Western aircraft assembly line. General Doolittle calls it the best military plane in existence. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Wing sections for B-25 bombers and P-51 fighters, move down long assembly lines at North American Aviation plant at Inglewood, California. 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

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Joe Gonzales, former professional baseball player, handles the organization of sports in the recreation department of North American Aviation at Inglewood, California. 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

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Bars of Kirksite metal, ready to be placed in the melting pot for use in dies, stand outside the foundry at the Inglewood, California, foundry of North American Aviation, Incorporated. Dies of this metal are used in forming sheet metal parts of war planes for the United Nations. 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

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Production. B-25 bombers. Punching rivet holes in a frame member for a B-25 bomber. The Western plant in which thousands of these warships of the air are built employs many women at jobs that once were considered exclusively the work of men. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

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A clerk in the hydropress department checks parts as they come into the department

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A woman employee on the P-51 Mustang fighter assembly line at North American Aviation adjusts the engine controls before the plane moves down the assembly floor

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Inglewood, California. Two men in the model shop of North American Aviation, Inc., working on a model plane

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Production. P-51 "Mustang" fighter planes. One of the Army's new P-51 "Mustang" fighters in flight near the North American Aviation plant at Inglewood, California. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 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

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Production. P-51 "Mustang" fighter planes. Cellophane wrapping is placed around a North American "Mustang" for the Royal Air Force (RAF), prior to crating and shipping from the Inglewood, California, plant. 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

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These two women employees in North American's wood shop run a planer

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In the heat treat department, a girl stamps numbers on parts that have been passed by the inspector

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Production. P-51 "Mustang" fighter planes. This woman employee at the Inglewood, California, plant of the North American Aviation, assembles control cables inside the fuselage of a P-51 fighter. 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

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. A woman employee in the dispatching department at the Inglewood, California, plant of North American Aviation, Incorporated, hauls another load of vital materials to the proper department. This plant produces the battle-tested ("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

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. This master control station, located in the police office at the North American Aviation plant in Inglewood, California, automatically records on a paper tape any fire alarm turned in through the boxes. 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

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In North American's plastic department, a woman employee drills a part while it is held firmly on a jig

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These two employees at North American Aviation work as a team while riveting a bomb bay door assembly for B-25

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Rudder controls are assembled by men and women on North American Aviation's P-51 fighter final assembly line

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Army Air Force test pilots prepare to make a routine test flight in a North American B-25 bomber prior to acceptance by the Army

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. A production control clerk at North American Aviation's Inglewood, California, plant carries rush parts to various departments with a special luggage-carrying tricycle. 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

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Production. B-25 bombers. A nose wheel and landing gear assembly for a B-25 bomber under construction in a Western aircraft plant. A front section of the plane shows in the background. General Doolittle has called the ship the best military plane in existence. With plenty of speed, a 1700-mile cruising range and a ceiling of 25,000 feet, it has performed brilliantly as a medium bomber and as an escort plane. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

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An employee buys lunch at one of the "Travelunch" wagons that are stationed throughout the plant at North American

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. North American's transportation department at the Inglewood, California, aircraft plant, assists employees in getting to and from work. Files are kept for rides wanted and offered so that employees may get in touch with each other. This department also keeps a file on houses for rent close to the factory. 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

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Kirksite is poured from a melting pot into a pouring ladle in the Inglewood, California, foundry of North American Aviation, Incorporated. This substance is molded into dies for the forming of sheet metal parts for United Nations war planes. 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

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A partial view of North American Aviation's powered B-25 final assembly line

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This huge hydropress is operated day and night by women employees. Thousands of sheet metal parts are formed daily on this press. Worked from four sides using same die. Beds with metal to be shaped is rolled into place under hydraulic press. 3000 tons total pressure

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As in the sub-assembly departments, men and women work together in the final assembly of North American P-51 Mustang fighters

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Model makers prepare accurately sealed minatures of planes built at the Inglewood, California, plant of North American Aviation, Incorporated. Here an experimental model of the P-51 ("Mustang") is being finished for wind tunnel and other tests. 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

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. A woman employee in the enclosures department of North American Aviation's Inglewood, California, plant, inspects a tail cone for flaws before it moves to the assembly department. 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

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Kansas City, Kansas. The interior view of an assembly line of B-25 bombers at North American Aviation Inc

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A black and white photo of airplanes in a hangar. Office of War Information Photograph

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A woman employee in North American's sheet metal department counter-sinks holes prior to riveting

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North American Aviation's P-51 Mustang fighter receives its finishing touches outdoors on the "California Assembly Line"

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Stacks of vital aluminum in the Inglewood, California, plant of North American Aviation, Incorporated. From the receiving department they will be delivered to the proper departments for fabrication into war planes for the United Nations. 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

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Two North American employees at Inglewood, California, rivet a nacelle door. 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

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Production. P-51 "Mustang" fighter planes. An employee checks one of the temporary wooden wheels placed on a P-51 fighter on the North American flight training at the Inglewood, California, plant. Regular rubber tires are installed when the planes are ready for flight tests. 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

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Finished parts for airplane landing gear are placed in containers as they are finished in the Inglewood, California, machine shop of North American Aviation, Incorporated. Hundreds of machines and skilled machinists turn out thousands of extremely accurate parts each day. 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

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Thousands of sheet metal plane parts are formed daily in the drop hammer department of North American Aviation, Incorporated at Inglewood, California. Hemp rope and the rubber in the mold on the press are used to snub and control the impact of the hammer. 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

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Kansas City, Kansas. The interior of an assembly line, showing a B-25 bomber in the foreground of the North American Aviation Inc. plant

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The motor on a North American B-25 bomber is adjusted before the initial flight

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Production. B-25 bombers. A front section assembly for a B-25 bomber in a master jig at a Western aircraft plant. General Doolittle has called the ship the best military plane in existence. With plenty of speed, a 1700-mile cruising range and a ceiling of 25,000 feet, it has performed brilliantly as a medium bomber and as an escort plane. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. These containers hold nuts, bolts, rivets and parts that go into assemblies at the Inglewood, California, plant of North American Aviation. Employees are urged to conserve on all items. 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

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On North American's "Sunshine" assembly line, a B-25 bomber is prepared for painting. Paper is taped to those areas not to be painted

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. A squeeze riveted in operation at the Inglewood, California, plant of North American Aviation, Incorporated. The operator works the machine as he assembles parts for the horizontal and vertical stabilizers for the control surfaces of bomber and fighter planes. 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

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Production. B-25 bomber. Drilling a bracket part for a B-25 bomber. The Western plant in which this warship of the air is built employs many women at jobs that once were considered exclusively the work of men. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. A girl clerk on the flight ramp of North American's Inglewood, California, aircraft plant, carries dispatches over large areas quickly with a bicycle. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 ("Billy Mitchell") 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

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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

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

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. An employee with years of experience at Inglewood, California, plant of North American Aviation, Incorporated, explains the assembly of a horizontal stabilizer to a new woman employee. 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

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Aluminum alloy angle stock is removed from the stockroom to assembly departments as it is needed

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Kansas City, Kansas. An interior view of a front section assembly line at North American Aviation, Inc

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Kirksite is poured into a mold at the Inglewood, California, foundry of North American Aviation, Incorporated. The die that will be cast in this mold will be used in the forming of sheet metal parts for United Nations war planes. 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

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Thousands of North American Aviation employees at Inglewood, California look skyward as the bomber and fighter planes they helped build perform overhead during a lunch period air show. This plant produces the battle-tested ("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

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Two skilled engineers discuss a drawing of a plane part with a woman employee in the drafting department of 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

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Production. B-25 bombers. Nose wheels for B-25 bombers racked up on conveyors that will carry them to assembly lines in a Western aircraft plant. General Doolittle has called the ship the best military plane in existence. With plenty of speed, a 1700-mile cruising range and a ceiling of 25,000 feet, it has performed brilliantly as a medium bomber and as an escort plane. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

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Production. B-25 bombers. This girl operator of a riveting machine is helping to build B-25 bombers at a big Western aircraft plant. General Doolittle has called the ship the best military plane in existence. With plenty of speed, a 1700-mile cruising range and a ceiling of 25,000 feet, it has performed brilliantly as a medium bomber and as an escort plane. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

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Production. B-25 bombers. New B-25 bombers lined up for final inspection and tests at the flying field of a Western Aircraft plant. General Doolittle, who flew in a B-25 in the raid on Tokyo, has called this ship the best military plane in existence. It performs brilliantly at its 25,000-foot ceiling. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

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Production. B-25 bombers. Setting rivets in a frame member for a B-25 bomber. The Western plant in which thousands of these warships of the air are built employs many women at jobs that once were considered exclusively the work of men. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

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Kansas City, Kansas. Two men at work in the center section assembly of a B-25 bomber at North American Aviation, Inc

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In North American's foundry, kirksite is poured into a mould to be used in press to shape plane parts

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A North American "Mustang" for the British Royal Air Force is disassembled prior to crating and shipping

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Partial view of North American Aviation's P-51 assembly line

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Production. B-25 bombers. Nose wheels for B-25 bombers lined up for inspection at a big Western aircraft plant. General Doolittle, who flew in a B-25, has called this bomber the best militiary plane in existence. Many men and women were quickly trained in this plant for the various operations necessary to the making of a modern bomber. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Thousands of sheet metal plane parts are formed daily in the drop hammer department of North American Aviation, Incorporated at Inglewood, California. Hemp rope and the rubber in the mold on the press are used to snub and control the impact of the hammer. 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

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Women work side by side with men in the engineering department of the Inglewood, California, plant of North American Aviation, Incorporated. The young woman pictured traces complicated drawings of the thousands of parts that go into a modern fighting plane. 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

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Production. P-51 ("Mustang) fighter planes. An inspector checks over the work done on a P-51 fighter before it moves to the next assembly position at North American's Inglewood, California, plant. 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

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Production. B-25 bombers. Center section assembly line of a Western aircraft plant producing B-25 bombers. General Doolittle, who flew in a B-25 in the raid on Tokyo, has called the ship the best military plane in existence. With plenty of speed, a 1700- mile cruising range and a ceiling of 25,000 feet, it has performed brilliantly as a medium bomber and as an escort plane. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

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North American P-51 Mustang Fighter, called "the airplane without a mistake," is in service with Britain's hard-hitting Royal Air Force. The Mustang is the only American-built day fighter used by the Royal Air Force

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Kansas City, Kansas. A row of nose wheels for planes in a conveyor at an assembly plant of North American Aviation, Inc

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Production. B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bombers. Switch boxes on the firewalls of B-25 bombers are assembled by women workers at North American's Inglewood, California, plant. 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

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A woman employee assembles a B-25 tank on a jig at North American Aviation

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Production. B-25 bombers. New B-25 bombers lined up for final inspection and tests at the flying field of a Western Aircraft plant. General Doolittle, who flew in a B-25 in the raid on Tokyo, has called this ship the best military plane in existence. It performs brilliantly at its 25,000-foot ceiling. Fairfax bomber plant, Kansas City

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Lumber for shipping vital planes and parts to all the world is stacked next to the shipping department at North American Aviation

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. A woman worker rivets a nacelle door in the sheet metal sub-assembly department of the North American Aviation plant in Inglewood, California. 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

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Motors are delivered in this special fork lift tractor from the receiving department to the engine assembly line of North American's in Inglewood, California, aircraft plant. 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

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Production. P-51 ("Mustang) fighter planes. A group of North American employees at the Inglewood, California, plant, put the finishing touches on a P-51 fighter before it goes to the flight test crew. 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

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At the end of the overhead conveyer line an overhead turntable enables the forward and rear fuselage sections to be attached to the North American B-25 bomber before it moves to the final assembly line

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Looking out the door at the end of North American's B-25 final assembly line at Inglewood, California. 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

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A black and white photo of an airplane factory. Office of War Information Photograph

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Kansas City, Kansas. A young girl at North American Aviation, Inc., operating a punch skin assembly

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Kansas City, Kansas. Workmen assembling the bombadier's compartment and nose section of planes on the assembly line at North American Aviation, Inc

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. A woman inspector at North American's Inglewood, California, plant uses a micro-meter in testing control rods to be used in bomber and fighter planes. 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

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Final assemblies are added to a North American P-51 on the "Sunshine" assembly line

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Dolores Cook of North American's welfare department at Inglewood, California, makes an appointment for an employee to have his driver's license revised. She wears the uniform of the company's Red Cross unit. 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

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A painter on the flight ramp marks off the transparent enclosure on a North American B-25 bomber before adding the camouflage paint of the United States Army Air Force. Windows covered with brown paper

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Kansas City, Kansas. Employees working on a motor assembly of a B-25 bomber at North American Aviation, Inc

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Model makers prepare accurately sealed minatures of planes built at the Inglewood, California, plant of North American Aviation, Incorporated. Here an experimental model of the P-51 ("Mustang") is being finished for wind tunnel and other tests. 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

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Kansas City, Kansas. B-25 bombers on the flight ramp ready for a test flight at the North American Aviation, Inc

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. Joe Cobb, former "Fat Boy" in the original "Our Gang" comedies, now helps build B-25 bombers at the Inglewood, California, plant of North American Aviation. 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

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In the contract test flight department, the secretary records each flight as they are made by company test pilots

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Production. Airplane manufacture, general. At the Inglewood, California, plant of North American Aviation, bond posters, conservation posters, rurals and editorial cartoons for house organs are created by the company's public relations artist, Dennis McCarthy. 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

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A young woman employee in North American Aviation's plaster forms department mixes plaster of paris for master plaster formers from which metal (kirksite) dies are formed

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Employees at North American return to work after witnessing an air show sponsored by the company

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The outer wing panel is assembled to the center section of a North American B-25 bomber on the Sunshine Assembly Line

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