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ding, ding, ding, correct!

Ford took assembly line production and applied it to aircraft. Sources say that Willow Run built almost 9000 bombers during WWII. That was almost triple the number that were shot down, and WR was not the only factory producing B-24’s. WR became a major automotive production facility for Kaiser-Frazer and later General Motors after the war.
Posted: 01/24/2026 at 08:33 AM ET
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lilhokie525 01/24/26 07:30 AM ET
Willow Run
vawter85 01/24/26 08:22 AM ET
42,000 employees...and a large % of determined women doing the work**
Tuckahokie 01/24/26 09:02 AM ET
ding, ding, ding, correct!
lilhokie525 01/24/26 08:33 AM ET
Sounds like one for @F4EHokie !**
santafe 01/24/26 07:52 AM ET
Or @Chris Coleman**
UTPr0sim 01/24/26 08:28 AM ET
River Rouge?**
HokieMacDaddy 01/24/26 07:42 AM ET