Willow Run
by Willow Run
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Description
A pictoral history of Willow Run - a relative unknown location that became the world's most famous bomber factory during World War II.
In May 1940, Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt called for the production of 50,000 military airplanes. He then drafted the president of General Motors, William Knudsen, to mobilize industry in the United States. The automotive companies were called upon to produce a massive fleet of bombers, as well as tanks, trucks, guns, and engines. By the Willow Run, a sleepy little creek near Ypsilanti, Michigan, Ford Motor Company built the world's most famous bomber factory, which was the ultimate manifestation of the automotive industry's role in building armaments during World War II. By the spring of 1944, Willow Run was producing a four-engine B-24 bomber each hour on an assembly line.
Product Details
- Arcadia Publishing Brand
- Oct 17, 2016 Pub Date:
- 9781467117296 ISBN-13:
- 1467117293 ISBN-10:
- English Language
- 128.0 pages Paperback
- 9.25 in * 0.31 in * 6.5 in Dimensions:
- 1 lb Weight:
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