Willow Run Bomber Plant
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Willow Run Bomber Plant was a massive World War II-era aircraft manufacturing facility in Michigan that became famous for its assembly-line production of B-24 Liberator bombers.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Willow Run manufacturing complex | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II site
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aircraft manufacturing plant ⓘ industrial facility ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | industrial architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
B-24 Liberator
NERFINISHED
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Ford Motor Company war production ⓘ |
| builtFor | United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictRole | production center for Allied bombers ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1941 ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| designedBy | Albert Kahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Rosie the Riveter-era women workers
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industrial wartime workforce ⓘ |
| era | 1940s ⓘ |
| hasFacilityType |
aircraft assembly line
ⓘ
assembly plant ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
major contributor to Allied air power in World War II
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symbol of American wartime industrial mobilization ⓘ |
| industry |
aerospace manufacturing
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defense manufacturing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Washtenaw County, Michigan
NERFINISHED
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Ypsilanti Township, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ near Detroit, Michigan ⓘ |
| locatedInState | Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
application of automotive mass-production techniques to aircraft
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high-volume output of B-24 bombers ⓘ large-scale assembly-line aircraft production ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Ford Motor Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownerDuringWWII | Ford Motor Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Arsenal of Democracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryProduct | Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionMethod |
mass production techniques adapted from automobile industry
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moving assembly line ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| runwayAdjacentTo | Willow Run Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | former manufacturing plant ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II era ⓘ |
| transportConnection | adjacent airfield for test flights ⓘ |
| usedFor |
assembly-line production of B-24 bombers
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mass production of military aircraft ⓘ |
| worldWar | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Willow Run manufacturing complex