Due to hazardous air quality, Greenfield Village and Ford Rouge Factory Tour will be closed July 17 to protect the health and safety of our guests and team members. All other public venues at The Henry Ford remain open.

Due to hazardous air quality, Greenfield Village and Ford Rouge Factory Tour will be closed July 17 to protect the health and safety of our guests and team members. All other public venues at The Henry Ford remain open.

Women Pilots at Ford Motor Company Willow Run Bomber Plant, December 1943

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Artifact Overview

Several pilots are photographed with a B-24 bomber at Ford Motor Company's Willow Run plant in December 1943. Members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots tested and ferried airplanes throughout the United States during World War II. Most of the bombers built at Willow Run left under their own power, taking off from the factory's on-site airport.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

17 December 1943

Subject Date

17 December 1943

Creators

Place of Creation

Collection Title

General Photographs Series

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.79109.1

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: 10.938 in
Width: 8 in

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Women Pilots at Ford Motor Company Willow Run Bomber Plant, December 1943