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Title
Reconditioned B-26
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Creator
Young, Steve
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1964
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Title supplied by cataloger.
The Douglas A-26 Invader, built by Douglas Aircraft during World War II, was redesignated the B-26 from 1948-1965.
Photograph dated June 27, 1964 shows Assistant Air Force Secy. Robert H. Charles and, to his right, Mike Keithley, vice president of On Mark Engineering Co., accompanied by two unidentified Air Force officers, as they view a remodeled B-26K counter-insurgency bomber, one of 40 being reconditioned by On Mark Engineering Co. at Van Nuys Airport for military use in Vietnam.; See images #00117544 through #00117547 for all photos in this series.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00117544
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d020_f23_i9
CARL0005344943
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/50982
Subject
United States.--Air Force
On Mark Engineering Company
On Mark Engineering Company--Employees
Van Nuys Airport
Aircraft industry--California--Los Angeles
Airplane factories--California--Los Angeles
Remanufacturing--California--Los Angeles
Businessmen--California--Los Angeles
Armed Forces--Officers
Men--California--Los Angeles
Airplanes--California--Los Angeles
A-26 Invader (Bomber)--California--Los Angeles
Douglas airplanes
Twin-engine airplanes
Airports--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles)
Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Valley Times Collection photographs

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