B-24 Liberator Assembly Line at Ford Willow Run Bomber Plant, December 30, 1942
THF123966 / B-24 Liberator Assembly Line at Ford Willow Run Bomber Plant, December 30, 1942
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Artifact Overview
Ford's Willow Run Bomber Plant, designed by Albert Kahn and constructed in 1941, undoubtedly contributed to the outcome of World War II. With 3.5 million square feet of factory space, 650 B-24 Liberators rolled off the line every month by the end of 1944. Before the plant closed in 1945, Willow Run produced 8,685 B-24 bombers.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
30 December 1942
Subject Date
30 December 1942
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.77313
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
Height: 8 in
Width: 10.875 in
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Every American automaker turned its workforce and facilities to military production during World War II. But no project captured the public's imagination like Willow Run, where Ford Motor Company built one B-24 Liberator airplane every 63 minutes. The plant was the embodiment of America's "Arsenal of Democracy" -- the enormous manufacturing capacity so vital to the Allies' victory.