Flow Chart for B-24 Production at the Willow Run Bomber Plant, 1944

THF217880 / Flow Chart for B-24 Production at the Willow Run Bomber Plant, 1944
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Artifact Overview

During World War II, Ford built 8,685 B-24 Liberator bombers at Willow Run. Fuselages were joined to center wing sections and landing gear, after which the airplanes moved along four parallel assembly lines where noses and tails were added. These lines merged into two for the installation of wingtips, engines, and other components. A single final line handled finishing steps and fueling.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Flow chart

Subject Date

01 September 1944

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.435.3

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 11 in
Width: 17 in

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