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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.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
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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