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Author:

Fredrickson, John.

Title:

Warbird factory : North American Aviation in World War II / John Fredrickson.

Publisher:

Zenith Pressan imprint of Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc.,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

224 pages

Subject:

Kindelberger, James Howard,--1895-1962.
North American Aviation--History.
Airplane factories--Inglewood--Inglewood--History--20th century.
Mitchell (Bomber)--History.--History.
Aircraft industry--Inglewood--Inglewood--History--20th century.
Aircraft industry--United States--History--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--United States.
World War, 1939-1945--Inglewood.--Inglewood.
Inglewood (Calif.)--Economic conditions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

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

ISBN:

0760348162 (hbk.)
9780760348161 (hbk.)

LCCN:

2015018018

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

HYAX325 -- Iowa Lakes Community College Library - Estherville (Estherville)

KAPF566 -- Keokuk Public Library (Keokuk)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

KWPE446 -- Mount Pleasant Public Library (Mount Pleasant)

GZPE631 -- Pella Public Library (Pella)