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- General "Hap" Arnold and Henry Ford at the Willow Run Bomber Plant, 1944 - General Henry H. "Hap" Arnold, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Air Forces, visited Ford Motor Company's Willow Run bomber plant in July 1944. Some 42,000 people worked at Willow Run over the course of the war and turned out a total of 8,685 B-24 bombers. At peak production, the factory's workforce completed one bomber every 63 minutes.
- July 13, 1944
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General "Hap" Arnold and Henry Ford at the Willow Run Bomber Plant, 1944
General Henry H. "Hap" Arnold, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Air Forces, visited Ford Motor Company's Willow Run bomber plant in July 1944. Some 42,000 people worked at Willow Run over the course of the war and turned out a total of 8,685 B-24 bombers. At peak production, the factory's workforce completed one bomber every 63 minutes.
- World War II Poster, "To the Men and Women of Ford Motor Company...On the Production Line," circa 1944 - This poster is a reminder of the invaluable service extended by the men and women of the Ford Motor Company in the creation of the B-24 bombers so important in helping to win World War II.
- circa 1944
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World War II Poster, "To the Men and Women of Ford Motor Company...On the Production Line," circa 1944
This poster is a reminder of the invaluable service extended by the men and women of the Ford Motor Company in the creation of the B-24 bombers so important in helping to win World War II.
- General "Hap" Arnold and Henry Ford with Model Ford Airplane Engine, March 1941 - General Henry H. "Hap" Arnold, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Air Forces, visited Ford Motor Company in March 1941. Europe was embroiled in World War II and America's entry seemed likely. Ford agreed to build Pratt & Whitney military aircraft engines. By war's end, Ford was building the engines in Detroit and in branch assembly plants around the United States.
- March 20, 1941
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General "Hap" Arnold and Henry Ford with Model Ford Airplane Engine, March 1941
General Henry H. "Hap" Arnold, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Air Forces, visited Ford Motor Company in March 1941. Europe was embroiled in World War II and America's entry seemed likely. Ford agreed to build Pratt & Whitney military aircraft engines. By war's end, Ford was building the engines in Detroit and in branch assembly plants around the United States.
- Ernest L. Jones Early Aviation Scrapbook, vol. 1 of 7 (A-B) - Ernest L. Jones transformed his early interest in aeronautics into a lifelong career devoted to civil and military aviation. Jones edited and published several aeronautical magazines, promoted and improved air transportation operations, and served in military air services during both world wars. Jones's scrapbooks document the early development of aviation in the United States.
- 1863-1917
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Ernest L. Jones Early Aviation Scrapbook, vol. 1 of 7 (A-B)
Ernest L. Jones transformed his early interest in aeronautics into a lifelong career devoted to civil and military aviation. Jones edited and published several aeronautical magazines, promoted and improved air transportation operations, and served in military air services during both world wars. Jones's scrapbooks document the early development of aviation in the United States.