Inglewood, California - Historic photos, documents, and people

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Inside the fuselage of a North American P-51 fighter, this woman employee assembles an electrical switch box

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Punching rivet holes in a frame member for a B-25 bomber, the plant of North American Aviation, Inc., Calif.

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A landing gear ready for assembly on a North American B-25 is rolled into place on the final assembly line

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A soldier and a woman in a park, with the Old Russell Senate Office Building behind them, Washington, D.C.

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A North American P-51 fighter receives final inspection on the flight ramp before its first test flight

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

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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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Two North American guards, part of a large force who are constantly on the alert at North American

Inglewood, California Historic photos, documents, and people