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During WWII, the Henry Ford aircraft factory Willow Run achieved an unprecedented feat by constructing 8,685 B-24 bombers in just three years. This was an accomplishment that had never been accomplished before, with the factory reaching its peak in 1944, producing a B-24 every hour.

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During WWII, the Henry Ford aircraft factory Willow Run achieved an unprecedented feat by constructing 8,685 B-24 bombers in just three years. This was an accomplishment that had never been accomplished before, with the factory reaching its peak in 1944, producing a B-24 every hour.

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