Photo of the Day

Workers assembling airplane noses
October 2, 2009

Attack Bomber Assembly, California

This Month in Photo of the Day: Images from the National Geographic Archive

Nose assemblies for Douglas A-20 attack bombers


From the upcoming National Geographic book National Geographic Image Collection, due fall 2009. Shop for other photography books from National Geographic.

Photograph by Douglas Aircraft Company

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