6000th Ford B-24 in Flight over Detroit, Michigan, September 13, 1944

THF251440 / 6000th Ford B-24 in Flight over Detroit, Michigan, September 13, 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, 35 miles west of Detroit. By the spring of 1944, employees on Ford's bomber assembly line could turn out a finished airplane every 63 minutes. Workers completed the 6,000th B-24 in September 1944 -- with considerable fanfare.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.833.80552.7

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.0 in
Width: 10.88 in

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