Painter Cleans P-51 Fighter Tail Section October 1942

Inglewood, California, hosts a scene from October 1942 where a worker cleans the tail section of a P-51 fighter at North American Aviation, Inc. This aircraft is prepared for olive-drab camouflage, integral to U.S. Army operations in World War II. The image illustrates the assembly line techniques that revolutionized aircraft production during wartime.

A statement in any room, each reproduction is printed on museum-quality archival paper using a restored version of the original. KNOWOL watermark does not appear on final print.