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050 00 UG1242.B6|bF726 2015 
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100 1  Fredrickson, John,|eauthor. 
245 10 Warbird Factory :|bNorth American Aviation in World War II
       /|cJohn Fredrickson. 
246 30 North American Aviation in World War II 
264  1 Minneapolis, MN :|bZenith Press, an imprint of Quarto 
       Publishing Group USA Inc.,|c2015. 
300    224 pages :|billustrations (some color) ;|c29 cm 
336    text|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|2rdamedia 
338    volume|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (page 221) and index. 
505 0  The Genesis of North American Aviation -- Dutch -- War at 
       hand -- Trainers and training -- B-25 Mitchell medium 
       bomber -- Strike -- Working on the Sunshine Assembly Line 
       -- The P-51 Mustang -- B-25 on steroids: The short life of
       NA-98X -- Eisenhower's B-25 -- Transition to Cold War -- 
       Appendixes 
520    During World War II, Los Angeles was the ultimate boom 
       town. By the end of the war, the L.A. area had produced 17
       percent of all of America's war needs. North American 
       Aviation, Inc. (NAA), operating out of their main 
       Inglewood, California, plant, which is south of and 
       adjacent to the city, was a key player in that work. From 
       1938 to 1944, NAA built over 40,000 aircraft, more than 
       any other company in the United States. The bulk of them 
       were of three iconic types designed by NAA: the P-51 
       Mustang, arguably the best fighter of WWII; B-25 Mitchell 
       medium bombers, which saw worldwide combat; and two-seat 
       military pilot trainers, such as the AT-6 Texan. This is a
       fascinating story of a remarkable time in aviation history,
       when American businesses helped fund the arsenal of 
       democracy that helped defeat the Axis powers. Warbird 
       Factory tells this story with over 200 photographs, many 
       of which come directly from the NAA/Boeing archives, where
       they have resided since WWII. 
600 10 Kindelberger, James Howard,|d1895-1962. 
610 20 North American Aviation|xHistory. 
650  0 Airplane factories|zCalifornia|zInglewood|xHistory|y20th 
       century. 
650  0 Mitchell (Bomber)|xDesign and construction|xHistory. 
650  0 Aircraft industry|zCalifornia|zInglewood|xHistory|y20th 
       century. 
650  0 Aircraft industry|zUnited States|xHistory|y20th century. 
650  0 World War, 1939-1945|xEconomic aspects|zUnited States. 
650  0 World War, 1939-1945|zCalifornia|zInglewood. 
651  0 Inglewood (Calif.)|xEconomic conditions. 
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