"Explore the WWII history of the company that later became a part of Boeing and made more aircraft from 1938 to 1944 than any other company in the United States. During World War II, Los Angeles was the ultimate boom town. By the end of the war, the L.A. area had produced 17 percent of all of America's war needs. North American Aviation, Inc. (NAA), operating out of their main Inglewood, California, plant, which is south of and adjacent ..."
"This four volume set aims to provide a comprehensive reference source covering the field of otolaryngology. Biannual updates comlete the set and keep the information current. The book is organized by the traditional oriented approach. Special emphasis is placed on current clinical diagnosis and therapy, appropriate surgical techniques, and a comparison of alternative methods of treatment. The new material reflects clinical relevance whe ..."
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Boeing Metamorphosis Launching the 737 and 747, 1965-1969 (Hardcover) by JohnFredrickson, John Andrew Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 2021 by Schiffer Military History ISBN-13: 978-0-7643-6162-3, ISBN: 0-7643-6162-7
"This is a story that affirms the traditional values of hard work, fidelity, and building the human alliances necessary for achieving enduring success."
North American Aviation in the Jet Age(1st Edition) The California Years, 1945–1997 by JohnFredrickson Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 2020 by Schiffer Military History ISBN-13: 978-0-7643-5874-6, ISBN: 0-7643-5874-X
"During the waning days of World War II, a frenzied race was underway in rubble-strewn Europe as US and Soviet forces sought to seize advanced German weapons technology. Over the next quarter century the North American Aviation (NAA) would enhance these spoils of war into fearsome weapons in America's arsenal. There's the swept-wing F-86 Sabre jet fighter, which would go on to be the only Allied warplane to outmaneuver a Soviet MiG-15 ov ..."
Images of Aviation Boeing by JohnFredrickson 128 Pages, Published 2016 by Arcadia Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-4396-5665-5, ISBN: 1-4396-5665-7
"Only two were built and evaluated, then put into transcontinental airline service.
They were hampered by a single engine and propeller constraints of the era. The
B9 bomber was derived from this design. The P26 Peashooter was the last ..."
Boeing(1st Edition) (Images of Aviation) by JohnFredrickson Hardcover, 128 Pages, Published 2016 by Arcadia Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-4671-1699-2, ISBN: 1-4671-1699-8
"In 1916, an airplane company was established in the previous Heath shipyard along the Duwamish River, situated a short distance south of Seattle s Elliott Bay. Work on the first two airplanes was already well underway as the articles of incorporation for Pacific Aero Products Company established three Seattle residents as the principals, William E. Boeing, James Foley, and Edgar Gott. The company s diverse crew included men with woodwor ..."
"An industrial miracle took place at the Fairfax Airport, on the shores of the Missouri River, between 1941 and 1945. A massive factory was quickly built and a large modification center was soon added. At its peak, over 24,000 greater Kansas City area residents were employed by North American Aviation, Inc. Their goal was to build as many twin-engine B-25 Mitchell medium bombers for wartime service as possible. Their success was the cons ..."
"An industrial miracle took place at the Fairfax Airport, on the shores of the Missouri River, between 1941 and 1945. A massive factory was quickly built and a large modification center was soon added. At its peak, over 24,000 greater Kansas City-area residents were employed by North American Aviation, Inc. Their goal was to build as many twin-engine B-25 Mitchell medium bombers for wartime service as possible. Their success was the cons ..."
"It first flew in December 1936, but lost the competition to the Douglas Aircraft B-18
Bolo; however, some of the best features of the XB-21 were carried forward into
the B-25. In 1939 ... When the US Army found itself with an abundance of
airplanes and a shortage of pilots, Gunn, at the age of 42, was field
commissioned and assigned to fly combat. With the ... Gunn invented tactics to
use the machine guns with great success against ..."
"Invaluable for specialists, accessible to enthusiasts, International Warbirds: An Illustrated Guide to World Military Aircraft, 1914–2000 puts the most legendary fighter aircraft of the 20th century developed outside the United States on vivid display. It offers 336 illustrated "biographies" of the most significant warplanes used in squadron service from World War I to the Balkan conflict, including numerous models from Great Britain, F ..."