Los Angeles County, California - Historic photos, documents, and people

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North American B-25 bomber is prepared for painting on the outside assembly line, North American Aviation, Inc., Inglewood, Calif.

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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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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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As North American P-51 fighters move off the final assembly line and on to the flight ramp, flight crews make final adjustments

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A North American P-51 fighter is cleaned by painters before receiving the olive drab paint of the United States Army Air Forces

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A Negro woman at North American Aviation uses an electric hand drill to drill holes in a sheet metal assembly prior to riveting

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Finished parts from the drop hammer department are placed on trucks and delivered to the sheet metal sub-assembly department

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Women are trained to do precise and vital engine installation detail in Douglas Aircraft Company plants, Long Beach, Calif.

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Two North American employees entertain their fellow workers with a boxing match during the lunch period recreation program

Los Angeles County, California Historic photos, documents, and people