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B-24 Liberator Willow Run Assembly Plant - YouTube

Thanks for posting Charlie!


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That was COOL!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks Charlie. I had no idea FORD made planes, and that quick! One every 55 minutes! That's insane. They also said there were over a million parts per plane. Something was so right about the quality and efficiency of that time! I can't imagine how long it takes to make a modern aircraft today(granted they are a lot more complex)
I love old film footage like this, combining some of my favorite things.

Earlier Ford made the Tri-Motor, which pretty much revolutionized passenger and cargo service for the early airlines - Ford Trimotor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thanks Roger that's a cool factoid too! I thought I'd post a few Wiki photos of this styling plane!
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...d_Trimotor.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ntrolWires.JPG
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ille%2C_OR.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...rimotor_DC.JPG

Ford Tri-Motor - Tin Goose Aircraft - Missoula, Montana, MT - YouTube

Tri- motor in flight