Vintage work crew photos

[Jon]

P-38s being finished outdoors, when Lockheed ran out of indoor space in their facility. Burbank, CA, 1943.

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[Toolmaker51]

P-38s being finished outdoors, when Lockheed ran out of indoor space in their facility. Burbank, CA, 1943.

Every time I see a sentence/ photo with that point, of such astounding production rates, be it ammo, machine tools, planes, ships, Jeeps, M1 Garands', 1911-A1's....the same thought occurs.
"And that's why WE are still speaking English, under our own flag, our own choices.".
Every time.
No, not that old, born ~decade later, but relate closely. It never seems remote, past tense, or irrelevant.
Never.