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Order Number	00069704
Title	North American Aviation, inc.
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	Transportation-Aviation-Manufacturers-North American.
Date	1941
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w
Description	Aerial view of one of the North American Aviation, inc. factories in Kern County. Founded in 1928, this US aviation manufacturer was responsible for a number of historic aircraft, including the T-6 Texan trainer, the P-51 Mustang fighter, the B-25 Mitchell bomber, the F-86 Sabre jet fighter, and the X-15 rocket plane, as well as Apollo Command and Service Module, the second stage of the Saturn V rocket, the Space Shuttle orbiter and the B-1 Lancer. Through a series of sales and mergers, North American Aviation was acquired by Boeing in 1996. Photo dated: March 22, 1941.
Subject	North American Aviation. Airplanes--California--Bakersfield. Aircraft industry--California--Bakersfield. Bakersfield (Calif.). Bakersfield (Calif.)--Aerial views.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection