North American Aviation Photos

[bobbrunn]

Does anyone have some from the Inglewood or Dallas facilities during WW2?

Hoping we can start a new thread of great photos.

[Hal B]

I'll second that motion. Let's see some pics of P-51's, B-25's and T-6's during production!

[Trey Carroll]

Here here!!!

[Randy Haskin]

I think it's "hear, hear"....very British, Parliament-speak.

[Chicoartist]

Hacker - you've been over there too long ...

Wade

[The Inspector]

When Boeing took over ROCKWELL, they also became custodians of the NAA/RI archives. They were extremely respectful of the heritage they had control of and solicited former NAA/RI folks to submit any photos they had for inclusion into the Boeing Archives. The submitted items were treated like rare jewels and copied and returned ASAP to the submitters.

Much different (so I've heard from more than one source) than the treatment an East Coast manufacturers archives got when 'the new guys' came in, decided they had no interest in the old outfits stuff as they were complete revisionists, and pitched most of it into the dumpster.

The NAA/RI stuff is available through Boeings Archival Dept, a quick GOOGLE will give you the links

[Chicoartist]

. . . Much different (so I've heard from more than one source) than the treatment an East Coast manufacturers archives got when 'the new guys' came in, decided they had no interest in the old outfits stuff as they were complete revisionists, and pitched most of it into the dumpster.

Keith Ferris told me that about the time Republic folded it's tent he got a call from a friend wanting to know if he wanted one of the large Vietnam F-105 paintings back that Republic had commissioned him to do. Keith asked how the guy got it. He saw it sticking out of the dumpster! I believe Keith still has it.

Wade

[Fairfax Ghost]

Here are some shots from NAA-Kansas City, Kansas B-25 plant

[Ztex]

My Dad worked at NAA Dallas...I did not found any photos from the plant in his stuff....But he did have some company newsletters and magazines.

Here's some of the posts here with some scans.

I would love to see more!

http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=10774&highlight=naa

http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=11187&highlight=naa


http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=8076&highlight=naa


And there is some NAA stuff in the National Archives...
http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=13225&highlight=naa

[John Dupre]

. . . Much different (so I've heard from more than one source) than the treatment an East Coast manufacturers archives got when 'the new guys' came in, decided they had no interest in the old outfits stuff as they were complete revisionists, and pitched most of it into the dumpster.

Keith Ferris told me that about the time Republic folded it's tent he got a call from a friend wanting to know if he wanted one of the large Vietnam F-105 paintings back that Republic had commissioned him to do. Keith asked how the guy got it. He saw it sticking out of the dumpster! I believe Keith still has it.

Wade

That reminds me of the time in California that an enthusiast going to a dump with his garbage found tooling and plans for the Hughes H-4 lying around. As he gathered up what he could another truck arrived to drop off more stuff. He went out to Hughes site and said if they were going to throw it out why not just give it to him. They told him to get lost and when he went back to the dump to recover more there was a bulldozer thoroughly crushing and burying everything dumpped by Hughes.

By the way the plans were actually etched or printed on very thin sheets of aluminum since they were concened about paper prints deterioating from use, spills etc. while on the production line.

[Django]

Great pics!

[noizeedave]

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