6658(6) | Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
Photo ID:
6658(6)
Date:
November 1942
Description:
Original caption reads: "Wooden wheels are attached to a P-51 ("Mustang") fighter flane so it may be moved around the ramp at the Inglewood, Calif., plant of North American Aviation, Inc. When it is ready for flight tests, regular landing wheels with rubber tires will be substituted. This plant produces the battle-tested B-25 ("Billy Mitchell") bomber, used in General Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, and the P-51 ("Mustang") fighter plane which was first brought to prominence by the British raid on Dieppe." Archivist note: This fighter is a Mustang Mark I, bound for service with the RAF.
Phys. Desc:
Still Photograph
Repository:
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
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Rights:
To the best of our knowledge, this image is in the public domain and can be used without further permission.