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- Employees at Willow Run Assembling Bomber Frame, February 1943 - At Willow Run, Ford Motor Company built B-24 bomber planes for World War II using automobile mass production techniques. Airplanes were much more complex than cars. They required constant design changes poorly suited to a standardized assembly line. Ford overcame these difficulties and, at the plant's peak, Willow Run crews produced an average of one bomber every 63 minutes.
- February 04, 1943
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Employees at Willow Run Assembling Bomber Frame, February 1943
At Willow Run, Ford Motor Company built B-24 bomber planes for World War II using automobile mass production techniques. Airplanes were much more complex than cars. They required constant design changes poorly suited to a standardized assembly line. Ford overcame these difficulties and, at the plant's peak, Willow Run crews produced an average of one bomber every 63 minutes.
- Overhead View of Tool and Die Department, Willow Run Bomber Plant, August 1943 - At Willow Run, Ford Motor Company built B-24 bomber planes for World War II using automobile mass production techniques. Airplanes were much more complex than cars. They required constant design changes poorly suited to a standardized assembly line. Ford overcame these difficulties and, at the plant's peak, Willow Run crews produced an average of one bomber every 63 minutes.
- August 27, 1943
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Overhead View of Tool and Die Department, Willow Run Bomber Plant, August 1943
At Willow Run, Ford Motor Company built B-24 bomber planes for World War II using automobile mass production techniques. Airplanes were much more complex than cars. They required constant design changes poorly suited to a standardized assembly line. Ford overcame these difficulties and, at the plant's peak, Willow Run crews produced an average of one bomber every 63 minutes.
- Building the B-24 Center Wing in Record Time, Willow Run Bomber Plant, 1942 - At Willow Run, Ford Motor Company built B-24 bomber planes for World War II using automobile mass production techniques. Airplanes were much more complex than cars. They required constant design changes poorly suited to a standardized assembly line. Ford overcame these difficulties and, at the plant's peak, Willow Run crews produced an average of one bomber every 63 minutes.
- November 30, 1942
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Building the B-24 Center Wing in Record Time, Willow Run Bomber Plant, 1942
At Willow Run, Ford Motor Company built B-24 bomber planes for World War II using automobile mass production techniques. Airplanes were much more complex than cars. They required constant design changes poorly suited to a standardized assembly line. Ford overcame these difficulties and, at the plant's peak, Willow Run crews produced an average of one bomber every 63 minutes.
- Employee Florence Nightingale Working at Willow Run Bomber Plant, 1942 - At Willow Run, Ford Motor Company built B-24 bomber planes for World War II using automobile mass production techniques. Airplanes were much more complex than cars. They required constant design changes poorly suited to a standardized assembly line. Ford overcame these difficulties and, at the plant's peak, Willow Run crews produced an average of one bomber every 63 minutes.
- July 25, 1942
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Employee Florence Nightingale Working at Willow Run Bomber Plant, 1942
At Willow Run, Ford Motor Company built B-24 bomber planes for World War II using automobile mass production techniques. Airplanes were much more complex than cars. They required constant design changes poorly suited to a standardized assembly line. Ford overcame these difficulties and, at the plant's peak, Willow Run crews produced an average of one bomber every 63 minutes.
- Henry Ford Watching Workers Riveting Center Wing Section at the Willow Run Bomber Plant, 1942 - At Willow Run, Ford Motor Company built B-24 bomber planes for World War II using automobile mass production techniques. Airplanes were much more complex than cars. They required constant design changes poorly suited to a standardized assembly line. Ford overcame these difficulties and, at the plant's peak, Willow Run crews produced an average of one bomber every 63 minutes.
- December 21, 1942
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Henry Ford Watching Workers Riveting Center Wing Section at the Willow Run Bomber Plant, 1942
At Willow Run, Ford Motor Company built B-24 bomber planes for World War II using automobile mass production techniques. Airplanes were much more complex than cars. They required constant design changes poorly suited to a standardized assembly line. Ford overcame these difficulties and, at the plant's peak, Willow Run crews produced an average of one bomber every 63 minutes.
- Baseball Players Pose with Equipment Given by Mrs. Gitlen, Willow Run Station Hospital, September 1943 - Opportunities for recreation were important in maintaining morale among Willow Run's employees during World War II. They worked long shifts under constant pressure to meet wartime production goals. To ease the strain, the plant offered organized leagues for baseball, softball, bowling, golf, and other sports.
- September 03, 1943
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Baseball Players Pose with Equipment Given by Mrs. Gitlen, Willow Run Station Hospital, September 1943
Opportunities for recreation were important in maintaining morale among Willow Run's employees during World War II. They worked long shifts under constant pressure to meet wartime production goals. To ease the strain, the plant offered organized leagues for baseball, softball, bowling, golf, and other sports.
- 6,000th B-24 Bomber at Ford Motor Company Willow Run Plant, September 9, 1944 - Mass producing B-24 bombers during World War II was no easy feat -- not even for the company that invented modern mass production. But Ford Motor Company was building one airplane every 63 minutes at its Willow Run plant by March 1944. Ford produced its 6,000th B-24 that September. Another 2,685 were built before production ended in May 1945.
- September 09, 1944
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6,000th B-24 Bomber at Ford Motor Company Willow Run Plant, September 9, 1944
Mass producing B-24 bombers during World War II was no easy feat -- not even for the company that invented modern mass production. But Ford Motor Company was building one airplane every 63 minutes at its Willow Run plant by March 1944. Ford produced its 6,000th B-24 that September. Another 2,685 were built before production ended in May 1945.
- 6,000th B-24 Bomber at Ford Motor Company Willow Run Plant, September 9, 1944 - Mass producing B-24 bombers during World War II was no easy feat -- not even for the company that invented modern mass production. But Ford Motor Company was building one airplane every 63 minutes at its Willow Run plant by March 1944. Ford produced its 6,000th B-24 that September. Another 2,685 were built before production ended in May 1945.
- September 09, 1944
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6,000th B-24 Bomber at Ford Motor Company Willow Run Plant, September 9, 1944
Mass producing B-24 bombers during World War II was no easy feat -- not even for the company that invented modern mass production. But Ford Motor Company was building one airplane every 63 minutes at its Willow Run plant by March 1944. Ford produced its 6,000th B-24 that September. Another 2,685 were built before production ended in May 1945.
- 6,000th B-24 Bomber at Ford Motor Company Willow Run Plant, September 9, 1944 - Mass producing B-24 bombers during World War II was no easy feat -- not even for the company that invented modern mass production. But Ford Motor Company was building one airplane every 63 minutes at its Willow Run plant by March 1944. Ford produced its 6,000th B-24 that September. Another 2,685 were built before production ended in May 1945.
- September 09, 1944
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6,000th B-24 Bomber at Ford Motor Company Willow Run Plant, September 9, 1944
Mass producing B-24 bombers during World War II was no easy feat -- not even for the company that invented modern mass production. But Ford Motor Company was building one airplane every 63 minutes at its Willow Run plant by March 1944. Ford produced its 6,000th B-24 that September. Another 2,685 were built before production ended in May 1945.
- 6,000th B-24 Bomber at Ford Motor Company Willow Run Plant, September 9, 1944 - Mass producing B-24 bombers during World War II was no easy feat -- not even for the company that invented modern mass production. But Ford Motor Company was building one airplane every 63 minutes at its Willow Run plant by March 1944. Ford produced its 6,000th B-24 that September. Another 2,685 were built before production ended in May 1945.
- September 09, 1944
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6,000th B-24 Bomber at Ford Motor Company Willow Run Plant, September 9, 1944
Mass producing B-24 bombers during World War II was no easy feat -- not even for the company that invented modern mass production. But Ford Motor Company was building one airplane every 63 minutes at its Willow Run plant by March 1944. Ford produced its 6,000th B-24 that September. Another 2,685 were built before production ended in May 1945.