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Fueling B-24 Liberator in Hangar/Gas House at Ford Motor Company Willow Run Bomber Plant, July 1944

THF144354 / Fueling B-24 Liberator in Hangar/Gas House at Ford Motor Company Willow Run Bomber Plant, July 1944
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Artifact Overview

During World War II, Ford Motor Company built 8,685 B-24 Liberator bomber airplanes at its Willow Run plant. The massive Willow Run complex included a seven million square-foot main building, a hospital, worker housing, an airport, and numerous support structures like this hangar in which planes were fueled.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

21 July 1944

Subject Date

21 July 1944

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.80336.2

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: 8.125 in
Width: 11.25 in

Fueling B-24 Liberator in Hangar/Gas House at Ford Motor Company Willow Run Bomber Plant, July 1944