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Colonel Orie W. Coyle Special Collection Photo from SDASM Archives uploaded October 2012
Inspecting of landing wheel of the transport planes at Willow Run (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Installing one of the 4 motors on the transport plane at Willow Run (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Consolidated transport planes being loaded, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Fort Worth, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Installing oxygen flask racks above the flight deck of a C-87 transport at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Lowering an engine in place in assembling a C-87 transport plane at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
A mating operation on a transport plane just before it comes to the pre-assembly line at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Installing an engine at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Fitting the tail of a transport plane to the wing center section in the fuselage mating fixture at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Lowering an engine in place in assembling a transport plane in a Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Installing structural parts of a C-87 transport plane in the tunnel of a tail fuselage section at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Getting a nose door ready to put on a C-87 transport plane at the end of the assembly line at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Loading new transport planes at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Installing an engine at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Putting the nose section of a mighty transport plane in place in the fuselage mating fixture at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008

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Inspecting of landing wheel of the transport planes at Willow Run (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

kirktalon said:
I live an hour from Willow Run and was once inside the factory(1990s). I know Ford Motor Company built Consolidated B-24 Liberator Bombers there at a astounding rate. I've read a fair amount of aviation and I don't recall hearing about transports being built in Willow Run. Tire looks right for a B-24 from pictures and youtube videos I just looked at.
chad taylor said:
so awesome
caem story said:
Wow, great!! Thank you for sharing

Putting the nose section of a mighty transport plane in place in the fuselage mating fixture at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

F. Javier Llorente, alias 'Wayfarer' said:
Plane is a Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express. See Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-87_Liberator_Express -- Wayfarer

A C-87 transport plane, just off the assembly line, at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation field, Fort Worth, Texas (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

D. Sheley said:
Great photo of an almost unknown version of the famous B-24.
txlonghorn11 said:
Great picture of the contribution Ft. Worth, Texas made to the Allied effort in World War II.
Francisco Reis said:
Good! Cheers