WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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Henry Ford
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Harry Chrysler
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Howard Chevrolet
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Harris Mercury
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Detailed explanation-1: -Working with architect Albert Kahn, Ford officials envisioned a massive factory with bombers built on a moving line, just like Ford’s automobiles. The main building would be more than a mile long with dual, parallel assembly lines.
Detailed explanation-2: -Willow Run is an Albert Kahn-designed World War II bomber plant near Ypsilanti, Michigan. It was constructed in 1941 by the Ford Motor Company for the mass production of the B-24 Liberator military aircraft. The U.S. government contributed $200 million to the project.
Detailed explanation-3: -Conceived in 1938 by Consolidated Aircraft, a Lockheed Martin legacy company, the original B-24 prototype was designed to fly faster and carry a larger payload than the US Army Air Corps’s B-17 Flying Fortress.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Willow Run manufacturing plant, located between Ypsilanti and Belleville, Michigan, was constructed during World War II by the Ford Motor Company for the mass production of the B-24 Liberator.
Detailed explanation-5: -By 1945, Ford produced 70% of the B-24s in two 9-hour shifts. Ford built 6, 972 of the 18, 482 total B-24s and produced kits for 1, 893 more to be assembled by the other manufacturers. The B-24 holds the distinction of being the most produced heavy bomber in history.