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
Collection Title
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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