Willow Run
Americannoun
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Few debutantes but many other women powered war production in places such as Ford’s plant in Willow Run, Mich., which eventually assembled a B-24 bomber every hour.
From Washington Post
"Ford has a rich history stepping up in a time of crisis. During WWII, their Willow Run assembly plant was producing one B-24 per hour."
From Fox News
And much like how Detroit was the Arsenal of Democracy during World War II, with Ford's Willow Run plant producing one B-24 Liberator airplane per hour, the workers on today's pandemic response assembly line feel a similar sense of pride for helping fellow Americans during hard times.
From Fox News
He has met many friends through flying airplanes, including fellow members in the Michigan Air National Guard Aero Flying Club at Willow Run Airport near Ypsilanti.
From Washington Times
The grants include $12.4 million to Detroit Metropolitan Airport for taxiway reconstruction; more than $403,000 to Willow Run Airport for snow removal equipment; and more than $862,000 to Delta County Airport for taxiway rehabilitation, lighting, an emergency generator, and a rescue and firefighting vehicle.
From Washington Times
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