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Twenty mm cannon for North American's new P-51 fighter are checked over before moving to the final assembly line
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Twenty mm cannon for North American's new P-51 fighter are checked over before moving to the final assembly line

Palmer, Alfred T. · 1942-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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Credit lineTwenty mm cannon for North American's new P-51 fighter are checked over before moving to the final assembly line. 1942-01-01. Palmer, Alfred T.. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.

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