Report regarding Ford Motor Company Participation in B-47 Wing Program, January 1951 - December 1952

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Artifact Overview

Boeing developed the B-47 Stratojet as a high-speed, high-altitude bomber capable of carrying nuclear weapons. Boeing subcontracted Ford Motor Company to manufacture the B-47's swept wings, and Ford built a plant near Kansas City, Missouri, for this purpose. More than 2,000 B-47 bombers were built from 1951-1957. Ford converted the Kansas City plant to manufacture motor vehicles in 1956.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Report

Subject Date

January 1951 - December 1952

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.800.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Dimensions

Height: 11 in
Width: 8.5 in
Thickness: 0.875 in

Report regarding Ford Motor Company Participation in B-47 Wing Program, January 1951 - December 1952