Inglewood, California - Historic photos, documents, and people

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

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In the material preparation department, this woman employee uses a router to drill holes in a dozen sheets of metal at once with a master template

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One of North American's women employees operates a pneumatic numbering machine in the sheet metal department. All items are given index numbers

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Every payday, checks are passed out to employees at their work. This prevents employees standing in long lines after work for their paychecks

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Thousands of North American employees gather on the flight ramp during their lunch hour to see a special performance of the planes they built

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

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

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

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

Inglewood, California Historic photos, documents, and people