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Convair/General Dynamics Plant and Personnel from SDASM Archives uploaded October 2012
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
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
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
Helen Bray, who left school to become a mechanic at a western aircraft plant, is making an emplanage section on a new Consolidated transport, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Fort Worth, Texas. This new ship, adapted from the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87 from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Transport plane takes off on test flight, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Fort Worth, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
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 uploaded January 2008
A hydraulic mechanic greasing the landing gear of a transport, before the plane leaves the last station on the assembly line at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Assembling Liberator Bomber, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Fort Worth, Texas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008

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Installing one of the 4 motors on the transport plane at Willow Run (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

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John Hinton said:
Is this the final paint color? Or just some kind of primer kote?
enfield249 said:
No, it's a zinc dichromate primer. On the interiors of it was often a pea green color. Quite toxic I think , but good a protecting the metal.
kirktalon said:
This series of pictures are B-24 Bombers and I think at this point in the process, we are seeing the final color of that front cowling as it is called. Lots of these planes went out the door with bare metal on the exterior parts. I could be wrong.
Pete Mauss said:
Greenhorns: In all actuality, WWII planes' paint jobs final touch were often applied with "Kilroy was here," or some such personalized, decompensating brush stroke. 10-4, over and out. Pete Moss musicians, please to be making the noises, now.
M M said:
Airplane Engines now replaced by Jet Engines..the latest news has been about "missing parts"..or installing "broken" parts..//??//War&Peace.

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

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