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Old 06-29-2024, 09:36 AM   #20
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Default Re: River Rouge/ Ypsilanti - war plant worker housing

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Originally Posted by Ol' Ron View Post
Often wondered how many B24 Ford bombers actually went to war. They were building them a tone every 55 minutes at the end, so theu said????? That's allot of parts!!!!!
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I cannot help but wonder how well "quality control" was at that speed. The "incoming" was not the only enemy those brave men endured. I had a friend that told me stories about WW11 flights. He passed in 2021 at 104 years old. I flew in a B-17 in 2007 and that was a memorable experience thinking how those guys must have felt. No protection from the extreme cold or the enemy. My respect for them wells up whenever I think about it.
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