Charles Sorensen, ingeniero Henry Ford de produccin de la fbrica de B-24 Liberator.
The Story of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in Action over Europe and the men who built and flew the B-24 Bombers in World War 2 La historia de la Octava Fuerza Area poderoso en accin en Europa y los hombres que construyeron e hicieron volar los bombarderos B-24 en la 2 Guerra Mundial |
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Sequel to "Willow Run the Colossus of Industry"
about the construction of the B-24 Liberator
Charles E. Sorensen, Henry Ford's Production Engineer, who designed the Willow Run B-24 Liberator Manufacturing Plant |
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Click Here's Warren Benjamin Kidders, Willow Run The Colossus of Industry Click Here's the Movie Script for Willow Run
The production of the
B-24 Bomber
Aircraft was originally started at the Consolidated
Aircraft Company in San Diego California. Their lack of space to do mass
production and their lack of mass production procedures made it necessary for
Charles Sorenson to visit the plant and do an evaluation of how they were making
the aircraft. The United States needed heavy, long range, bombers in mass
quantity or we would have no chance to win the war. Charles Sorenson knew
about mass production procedures and had proven himself time and time again at
the Ford's production plant in Detroit. But this time, building the worlds
largest building in history, according to Albert Kahn, and making such a highly
complex aircraft, compared to the Model "T" Ford, was like making a skyscraper
compared to a garage. The man who designed the factory was Charles
Sorenson. The man who made the building was Albert Kahn. They were
both geniuses and both had to work closely together to make the entire project a
reality. As the webmaster reading the books written by Warren Benjamin Kidder, I realized that there was a huge difference between a factory and a building. The factory produced the bombers, the building housed the factory. Before reading Ben's books, I thought that they were both the same and I thank Ben for letting me know the difference. |
Fortune Magazine, April 1942 "If this is the role of the four-engine B-24 bomber, then
He will almost certainly pause before the man himself Charles E. Sorensen,Ford's Director of Production said, "Willow Run was the biggest challenge of my production career; bigger than the Model T assembly line at Highland Park, and more momentous than the layout and construction of the great River Rouge plant." Without Sorensen's vision to mass produce the B-24 Liberator at the unbelievable rate of one every hour, the Allied Air Forces would not have had the massive number of bombers needed for their missions, and World War II might have had a significantly different outcome. |
A letter from the 8th Air Force to Warren Benjamin Kidder F.C. "Hap" Chandler Mr. Warren B. Kidder Thank you for taking the time to visit our matchless Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum. It was a pleasure to work with you regarding the history and "Time Line" of the Mighty Eighth during World War II. Your book, "Willow Run" Colossus of American Industry is a classic and much needed addition to the history of the Mighty Eighth's activities during World War II. It has been very helpful to our year long study of the accomplishments of the wartime 8th as, without the production of large numbers of B-24 bombers, the air war against the Third Reich would have been impossible. Your devoted friend, F. C. Chandler |
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"Willow Run
The Eighth Air Force WW2 Movie"
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