Ford Bomber Plant

Title

Ford Bomber Plant

Publisher

Lawrence Technological University

Date Created

September 25, 2018

Alternative Title or Name

Willow Run Bomber Plant

Creator

Kahn, Albert

Creator2

Hedrich Blessing Studio (Photographer)

Creator Nationality

American

Work Type

Single Built Works

Date

1942

Work Location

Michigan (state)

Willow Run (inhabited place)

Style/Period

Modern (style or period)

Subject

hangars
bombers
factories (structures)

industrial buildings

Description

Exterior view of airplane hangars with plane parked under door at the Ford Bomber Plant in Willow Run, Michigan. The factory was designed by Detroit architect, Albert Kahn and was dedicated in June, 1941. "The assembly hall was 3,200 feet long and 1,280 feet wide. It featured more than 2.5 million square feet of floor space. The complex also included machine shops, runways, hangars, a power plant, a hospital and housing for the workers,"--from A Historical Perspective, by Austin Weber in Assembly Magazine (online), August 1, 2001.

Material/Medium

brick (clay material)

concrete

Measurements

Assembly hall: 3,200 feet long and 1,280 feet wide

Reproduction Type

jpeg

Reproduction Source

b/w photograph: 6.75 x 8.75 inches

ID Number

LTU-AKFB-024

Files

LTU-AK-FBP024.jpg
Date Added
September 25, 2018
Collection
Albert Kahn Collection
Item Type
VRA Core
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Citation
“Ford Bomber Plant,” LTU Digital Images, accessed April 28, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/17737.