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