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Rudder controls are assembled by men and women on North American Aviation's P-51 fighter final assembly line
A man and woman employee on North American's P-51 fighter final assembly line check their day's work on a "sign-off" sheet as each assembly is completed
Employees at North American return to work after witnessing an air show sponsored by the company
Dennis McCarthy, public relations artist, at work on a bond drive poster which will go on display throughout the factory and will be reproduced also in plant publications
Every payday, checks are passed out to employees at their work. This prevents employees standing in long lines after work for their paychecks
These two women employees in North American's wood shop run a planer
In the carpenter shop at North American, women employees assemble wood parts for B-25's and P-51 combat ships
In North American's foundry, kirksite is poured into a mould to be used in press to shape plane parts
In North American foundry, kirksite is poured into a mould
Delicate instruments are mounted on instrument panels by this North American woman employee
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
A huge motor for a North American B-25 bomber is given a last check in the motor department before moving to final assembly. Other motors are Allisons for P-51
Final installations are made on a North American P-51 Mustang fighter on the final assembly line
On the final assembly line at North American Aviation, men and women work together adjusting the controls of P-51 Mustang fighters for the United States Army Air Forces
Land gear struts for the tail wheel of North America's P-51 Mustang fighter are checked before leaving for the final assembly line
A partial view of the outside assembly line at North American Aviation. Ideal weather allows California factories to work outdoors. This is called the "Sunshine Assembly Line"'
Girls eat lunch together at their work benches. Lunch carts (Travelunch) go through the factory and enable employees of North American Aviation to buy their lunches without leaving the plant
Two women "swing shift" employees at North American "talk over" the day's events as they eat lunch at their benches. The company broadcasts news and music throughout the plant during lunch periods
A woman welder at North American Aviation works on a sub-assembly for one of the huge tanks that go into the B-25 bombers
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
On North American's outdoor assembly line, two employees prepare a B-25 for paint, wiping off paint and chalk marks, etc.
In the contract test flight department, the secretary records each flight as they are made by company test pilots
A mill operator in North American Aviation's huge machine shop turns out another of the thousands of parts for modern combat planes. All scrap metal is sent to salvage plant