Glider Taking off from Ford Motor Company Willow Run Bomber Plant Airport, June 1944
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In June 1943, Ford Motor Company received a contract to build Waco CG-13A gliders for the U.S. Army. These gliders were designed to carry more troops and cargo than the smaller Waco CG-4A models Ford produced at its Iron Mountain, Michigan, factory. This photo shows one of the CG-13A gliders in flight at Ford's Willow Run bomber plant.
In June 1943, Ford Motor Company received a contract to build Waco CG-13A gliders for the U.S. Army. These gliders were designed to carry more troops and cargo than the smaller Waco CG-4A models Ford produced at its Iron Mountain, Michigan, factory. This photo shows one of the CG-13A gliders in flight at Ford's Willow Run bomber plant.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
06 June 1944
Subject Date
06 June 1944
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Charter Township of Ypsilanti
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.80052
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Length: 7.938 in
Width: 10.875 in
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