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Production. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. "Mating" operation in the production of Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Previously assembled ship sections are joined together here to form the body of the plane. Feed lines from subassembly sections come to this point from three directions. Only a comparative
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Credit lineProduction. Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. "Mating" operation in the production of Lockheed P-38 pursuit planes. Previously assembled ship sections are joined together here to form the body of the plan. 1942-01-01. United States. Office Of War Information, Bransby, David. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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