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    Another "Better by Ford" story. Henry was a automation genius.........
    Subject: B-24 Liberator - An Amazing Story






    The Genius of Henry Ford.
    This was BEFORE Pearl Harbor !!!
    Ford's B-24 Bomber Plant at Willow Run, MI.

    Henry Ford was determined that he could mass produce bombers just as he had done with cars.
    He built the Willow Run assembly plant and proved it. It was the world's largest building under one roof.
    Even then FORD HAD A BETTER IDEA!
    This film will absolutely blow you away - one B-24 every 55 minutes.
    ADOLF HITLER HAD NO IDEA THE U.S. WAS CAPABLE OF THIS KIND OF THING.



    http://www.youtube.com/embed/iKlt6rNciTo?rel=0.

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    I read an autobiography a while back of a pilot of one of these who survived a crash in the Pacific,followed by weeks in a raft,capture by the Japanese,torture,imprisonment,and final liberation.He lived on,to become an athlete,even carrying the flag at the 1984 Los Angeles olympics,and running on into his 80's.Overcoming PTSD,and alcoholism,he dedicated his life to running a shelter for others afflicted in this way.He may even be living now,a remarkable story,but my main point is his criticism of the B24,which he said was a dangerous plane to fly,constantly falling apart around the crews,as his did.He much preferred the B17,and perhaps the conveyor belt building of this plane,while providing the numbers needed to win the air war,produced a shoddy machine,dangerous to the crews who had to man it.

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      There is a museum at Thorpe abbots in Norfolk, which is dedicated to the 100th Bomb Group USAAF. The group was nicknamed the Bloody 100th because of the casualty rate of B17 crews on various missions. The museum is well worth a visit to anyone interested in the air battles of WWII .
      Bob (geordie) Watts

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      • #4
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        No wonder they were rubbish, if they were churning them out every 55 minutes Pat, my morning poo takes longer than that
        I have always set myself a very low standard, and constantly fail to achieve it.

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          And is harder to break up I bet!

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          • #6
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            Originally posted by Pat Harley View Post
            And is harder to break up I bet!
            doctor asked me for a stool sample, i couldn't find a stool, so i took a chair leg, he said i'm getting too much fiber in my diet. :stephen;
            I have always set myself a very low standard, and constantly fail to achieve it.

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              I remember one of the REME lads in Dover being given a stool sample tube to take to his next appointment.There was a small scoop thingy attached to the inside of the lid,about the size of your little fingernail,the quantity they required,but he stuffed the thing full,and wondered why the nurse burst out laughing and called all her mates in for a look!

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                How did we go from an Industrial Genius and his Miracle of Production........ to a pile of steaming shit in eight posts.
                "If they control your speech.....they control your life"
                Me


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                • #9
                  Re: One EVERY 55 minutes !!....

                  We Airborne are hard to impress, indeed
                  HURRY UP AND WAIT

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                  • #10
                    Re: One EVERY 55 minutes !!....

                    what a load of shit!!!

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                    • #11
                      Re: One EVERY 55 minutes !!....

                      Originally posted by trubrit2411 View Post
                      How did we go from an Industrial Genius and his Miracle of Production........ to a pile of steaming shit in eight posts.
                      That's the joy & fun of this site - wanders all over the place !!

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                        wanders all over the place

                        Like the B24, by the sound of it.

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                        • #13
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                          Originally posted by treeman View Post
                          wanders all over the place

                          Like the B24, by the sound of it.
                          You got that right !!

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                            When i saw the heading "one every 55 minutes" i thought yer prostate was playing up tudor.
                            I have always set myself a very low standard, and constantly fail to achieve it.

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                              Re: One EVERY 55 minutes !!....

                              Originally posted by trubrit2411 View Post
                              How did we go from an Industrial Genius and his Miracle of Production........ to a pile of steaming shit in eight posts.
                              Everything Pat touches turns to shit!
                              Do not regret growing older, it's a privilege denied to many!

                              You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life."
                              Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965)

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