Nice view of when Americans had to step up and get it done.
http://www.motortrend.com/news/detroits-productio ... ld-war-ii/
Detroit: Gearing up for the Big One
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A truly amazing story ! I've seen what's left of Willow Run. Nobody would've believed that it would crank out a b-24 an hour. Simply Amazing..... 
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If I recall from what I have read it flew like one an hour was produced, not the best handling aircraft in the world.....Hambden Bob wrote:A truly amazing story ! I've seen what's left of Willow Run. Nobody would've believed that it would crank out a b-24 an hour. Simply Amazing.....
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My dad was in the 8th, said they had the glide ratio of a brick. The "modified Davis wing" was good for carrying a lot of weight, didn't make it a managable airplane. My uncle flew them from the Ford plant to the east coast for delivery to Europe.Djcoak6071 wrote:If I recall from what I have read it flew like one an hour was produced, not the best handling aircraft in the world.....Hambden Bob wrote:A truly amazing story ! I've seen what's left of Willow Run. Nobody would've believed that it would crank out a b-24 an hour. Simply Amazing.....