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

from The Library of Congress

  • 4 older comments, and then…
  • 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

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

from The Library of Congress

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  • roderickbodine said:
    Great photo, but does it really take three men to inspect one wheel?
  • AV8TER said:
    If your life depended on it how many people would you want inspecting it?
  • Graeme Smith said:
    Wow, those of seriously big wheels!
  • Fantastical Quill said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Ypsilanti, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
  • D. Miller said:
    They're inspecting the landing gear for a Ford built B-24 Liberator. Ford built B-24's under contract from Consolidated Aircraft. Willow Run was and still is located just outside of Ypsilanti, Michigan. The assembly facility was owned and operated by Ford.