Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster
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The Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster is an experimental American bomber aircraft, designed for a high top speed. The unconventional approach was to mount the two engines within the fuselage driving a pair of c
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View of the contraprop and cruciform tail.
Rear view of the XB-42A in May 1947
XB-42A with podded 19XB-2 jets.
Douglas Aircraft Company
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The Douglas Aircraft Company was an American aerospace and defense company that was based in Southern California. It was founded in 1921 by Donald Wills Douglas Sr., and merged with McDonnell Aircraft
Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster
…XB-42 Mixmaster XB-42 General information Type Medium bomber Manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company Status Canceled in 1948 Primary users United States Army Air Forces (intended) United States Air Force (intended) Number built 2 History First flight…
Female machine tool operator at the Douglas Aircraft plant, Long Beach, California in World War II. After losing thousands of male workers to military service, American manufacturers hired women for production positions, to the point where the typical aircraft plant's workforce was 40% female.
Women at work on bomber, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, California, in October 1942
Stockroom at the Long Beach plant, c. 1942
A retired US Air Force C-47A Skytrain, the military version of the DC-3, on display in England in 2010. This aircraft flew from a base in Devon, England, during the Invasion of Normandy.