Second World War: Henry Ford’s 1,300 acre plant at Willow Run produces B-24 Liberators (1943)
BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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Henry Ford’s 1,300 acre plant at Willow Run turns out B-24 bombers.
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SLATE INFORMATION: Miracle at Willow Run
USA: Michigan:
General views American bomber aircraft factory / Man and woman working on part of B-24 plane (Liberator, American heavy bomber) / Women factory-workers / Workshop / Pan scooter with man and woman in it through shop with Red Cross on front / High angle view factory / Woman operating crane / Part of plane being manoeuvred into position / Bomber planes under construction / Wheel being raised
Liberators (B-24s) lined up on airfield (American markings) / Ambassador Grew (U.S. former envoy to Japan) with Edsel Ford (Son of Henry Ford) standing looking at plane
AERIAL (AIR VIEW) ’s flying over countryside / AIR TO AIR VIEWs B24 planes in flight
Background: Henry Ford’s 1,300 acre plant at Willow Run turns out B-24 bombers.
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