Kansas City B-25 Factory

by John Roper and John Fredrickson

Book Overview

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 construction of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 146711197X
• ISBN13: 9781467111973
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 9.2"