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- Subject is exactly "North American Aviation"
[Ralph J. Watson oral history interview (Part 4 of 4)]
![[Ralph J. Watson oral history interview (Part 4 of 4)]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/5792aefa6c910a938ccbb1e8937eba54.jpg "[Ralph J. Watson oral history interview (Part 4 of 4)]")
In this four-part oral history, fighter ace Ralph J. “Doc” Watson discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. In part four, he continues to describe his combat tours with the 48th Fighter Squadron and…
[French curve drafting tool used by North American Aviation draftsperson Margery Watson]
![[French curve drafting tool used by North American Aviation draftsperson Margery Watson]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/93d1422cfc323626607aa34a70e9bc59.jpg "[French curve drafting tool used by North American Aviation draftsperson Margery Watson]")
French curve drafting tool produced by Dietzgen Excello and used by North American Aviation draftsperson Margery Watson, circa 1943-1945. During her time at NAA, Watson served on the design team for the North American P-51 Mustang.
Iva Metz oral history interview
Born-digital video recording of an oral history with Iva Metz and interviewer Geoff Nunn, recorded as part of The Museum of Flight Oral History Program, November 1, 2019.
Mitchell bombers sink Aleutian Japs [North American Aviation advertisement]
![Mitchell bombers sink Aleutian Japs [North American Aviation advertisement]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/3832d3219d5bba36b4af1eb82ea51ae3.jpg "Mitchell bombers sink Aleutian Japs [North American Aviation advertisement]")
Magazine advertisement for North American Aviation from Collier's Magazine, circa 1942-1943. Features a full-page illustration of a North American B-25 Mitchell in flight over the Aleutian coast as ships burn in the water below. The text describes…
[Margery Watson World War II Photographs album pages]
![[Margery Watson World War II Photographs album pages]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/d6c4f1223b86f7470821554c8718364b.jpg "[Margery Watson World War II Photographs album pages]")
Photograph album pages containing 28 photographs and small ephemera related to Margery Watson's work at North American Aviation in Inglewood, California, circa 1940s. Watson worked as a draftsperson from 1943 to 1945 and helped to develop…
[North American Aviation personnel attaching propeller to "Baby," a prototype North American P-51 Mustang]
![[North American Aviation personnel attaching propeller to "Baby," a prototype North American P-51 Mustang]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/e0eb24b65b2021fc41e62c09a812528d.jpg "[North American Aviation personnel attaching propeller to "Baby," a prototype North American P-51 Mustang]")
Photograph of North American Aviation personnel attaching a propeller to "Baby," a prototype North American P-51 Mustang aircraft, Inglewood, California, circa 1940s.
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[North American Aviation personnel working on "Baby," a prototype North American P-51 Mustang]
![[North American Aviation personnel working on "Baby," a prototype North American P-51 Mustang]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/4abec3fead5f7a45479b85ea5300e227.jpg "[North American Aviation personnel working on "Baby," a prototype North American P-51 Mustang]")
Photograph of North American Aviation personnel working on "Baby," a prototype North American P-51 Mustang aircraft, Inglewood, California, circa 1940s.
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Item from the Margery Watson World War II Photographs album…
[North American Aviation personnel working on "Baby," a prototype North American P-51 Mustang]
![[North American Aviation personnel working on "Baby," a prototype North American P-51 Mustang]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/1bc43c22a7bedd3b774264fa85285079.jpg "[North American Aviation personnel working on "Baby," a prototype North American P-51 Mustang]")
Photograph of North American Aviation personnel working on "Baby," a prototype North American P-51 Mustang aircraft, Inglewood, California, circa 1940s.
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[North American Aviation personnel working on "Baby," a prototype North American P-51 Mustang]
![[North American Aviation personnel working on "Baby," a prototype North American P-51 Mustang]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/b25e5931ebbc189392d2951aaf102768.jpg "[North American Aviation personnel working on "Baby," a prototype North American P-51 Mustang]")
Photograph of North American Aviation personnel working on "Baby," a prototype North American P-51 Mustang aircraft, Inglewood, California, circa 1940s.
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[North American Aviation personnel working on "Baby," a prototype North American P-51 Mustang]
![[North American Aviation personnel working on "Baby," a prototype North American P-51 Mustang]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/329c19b8a4614b67ef7909f3af1458e0.jpg "[North American Aviation personnel working on "Baby," a prototype North American P-51 Mustang]")
Photograph of North American Aviation personnel working on "Baby," a prototype North American P-51 Mustang aircraft, Inglewood, California, circa 1940s.
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Item from the Margery Watson World War II Photographs album…