How Henry Ford Built a Bomber an Hour – The B-24 at Willow Run

In 1942, Henry Ford set out to do what no one thought possible — to mass-produce a four-engine bomber like an automobile. At Willow Run, Michigan, Ford built the world’s largest factory and created an industrial miracle: a B-24 Liberator every 63 minutes. This documentary reveals how Ford’s assembly-line genius transformed America into the Arsenal of Democracy, how engineers and thousands of ordinary workers — many of them women — turned Detroit’s car plants into the beating heart of Allied air power. Through original archives, detailed accounts, and firsthand stories, we explore how a farm in Michigan became the world’s most productive aircraft factory, and how its legacy reshaped modern manufacturing. ✈️ Featuring: • The rise of the Willow Run plant — 3.5 million square feet of production power • How Ford applied automobile assembly methods to aircraft • The story of the B-24 Liberator — America’s most-built bomber of WWII • The women of Willow Run and the birth of “Rosie the Riveter” • The lasting impact on post-war industry and the American middle class 📚 This video is a purely historical and documentary presentation created for educational purposes only.