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23-04-20, 16:09
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Willow Run, also known as Air Force Plant 31
As you can see I have merged all the threads on Ford's B24 bomber production posted over the years.
My contribution to this interesting topic is the picture below, showing that by size the B24 was the largest piece of war equipment manufactured by Ford. And Ford was the largest builder of B24's at 8,685 out of a total of approx. 18,500. Willow Run was the world's largest one-story war production plant, churning out an airplane every 63 minutes. Typical Ford manufacturing superlatives. More superlatives: Ford used a special Twin V8 Tractor to haul 60-foot-long supertrailers, chock full of parts for the B-24 bomber. Source: Ford Model Designations
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