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Production. Willow Run bomber plant. The outer wing panel of a bomber undergoes assembly in the giant Willow Run plant. When finished, this section will be removed and cranes will install another section in the fixture. Ford plant, Willow Run

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Public domain photograph - historical image of Michigan, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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01/01/1942
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Rosener, Ann, photographer
United States. Office of War Information.
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