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Originally Posted by john70t
B-24 bombers were produced out of Ypsilanti once per hour.
Home of the Tucker Auto and plastic curved windscreens and much more.
(A decade and a half ago I volunteered at Yankee Air Force Museum for a summer. Long drive. Ground crew. Simple stuff. Slow. I was bored. I was frustrated and a younger punk. Never realized how lucky I was. Worked next to B17s and B29s being maintained. Took dad on a flight for his 70'th bday. )
Liberty supply ships were somehow built every 6 hours.
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The one plane per hour is an amazing feat. If you ever get a chance to read "The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War" it is a great read. America at its finest!