Willow Run Bomber Plant Manual, 1943-1944
THF288921 / Willow Run Bomber Plant Manual, 1943-1944 / front cover
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company built everything from jeeps to generators during World War II, but nothing captured the public's imagination like Ford's B-24 bomber plant at Willow Run, where one new airplane was completed every 63 minutes. This manual documents the carefully planned assembly process that allowed complex bombers to be built using the same mass production techniques Ford pioneered for its automobiles.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Manual (Instructional material)
Date Made
1943-1944
Subject Date
1943-1944
Creators
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2016.90.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Jon Gray Noll.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Typewriting
Handwriting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 11.375 in
Width: 10.25 in
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Every American automaker turned its workforce and facilities to military production during World War II. But no project captured the public's imagination like Willow Run, where Ford Motor Company built one B-24 Liberator airplane every 63 minutes. The plant was the embodiment of America's "Arsenal of Democracy" — the enormous manufacturing capacity so vital to the Allies' victory.