B-24 Liberator Production at Ford's Willow Run Airplane Plant
A website visitor sent me a link to this video on the
Fly by Night Videos website
of Ford's Willow Run Airplane Plant for the B-24 Liberator. 110' wingspan, four
1,200 hp engines, 300+ mph, 3,000 mile range. The workers turned out one plane every
55 minutes at the height of production, including 1,225,000 parts. 8,685 B-24s were
built. It is always amazing to see evidence of the patriotism and dedication that
used to be so prevalent in America. Celebrities were proud of our country and its
traditions, and many of them willingly and proudly served our country.
The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was an American heavy bomber, designed and largely
built by the Consolidated Aircraft Company of San Diego, California. The B-24 ended
World War II as the most produced American aircraft of history, at over 18,000 examples,
thanks in large measure to Henry Ford and the harnessing of American industry and
still holds the record as the most-produced American military or naval aircraft.[citation
needed] The B-24 was used by several Allied air forces and navies, and by every
branch of the American armed forces during the war, attaining a distinguished war
record with its operations in the Western European, Pacific, Mediterranean, and
China-Burma-India Theaters. - Wikipedia
