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Production. P-51 "Mustang" fighter planes. A cellophane cover is applied to North American "Mustang" fighters in the shipping department of Inglewood, California, plant, before they are crated and shipped to the Royal Air Force (RAF). This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 "Billy Mitchell" bomb
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Credit lineProduction. P-51 "Mustang" fighter planes. A cellophane cover is applied to North American "Mustang" fighters in the shipping department of Inglewood, California, plant, before they are crated and shi. 1942-01-01. United States. Office Of War Information, Palmer, Alfred T.. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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