Bibliography: B-24 Bomber
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B-24 Bomber Bibliography
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Archival
- Acc. 435 Charles C. LaCroix Records
- box 2 Volume VII - Willow Run Bomber Plant
- box 15 Willow Run Vol. 1
Camp Willow Run
Chronology, 1941
Study at San Diego
List of Start Crews
Breakdown of Airplane
Original Plans for Plant
Start of Construction
Scheme No. 2
Building of Airport
Designing and Tooling
Die Design
Fixture Design
First Machinery
Tool and Die Shop
Plant Layout
Man count, 12-19-41
Proposed Department Personnel
Willow Run Vol. 2
Chronology, 1942
Estimated Production and Personnel Requirements
Scheme No. 3
Scheme No. 4
Start of Personnel Training
Man count Report, 1-7-1942
Recruiting Manpower
Training of Women
Orientation and Housing
Information for New Employees
Plant Security
Lofting and Loftboards
Follow up of Dies and Fixtures
Die Coordination and Repair
Operation Sheets
Beginning of Operations
The .01 Ship
Shipping Bomber Assemblies
Airfield and Air Hangar
Aero Medicine
Engineering Research-Altitude Flying
Preparation for Production
First Aid Training and Air Raid Precautions
Army Mechanics Training Program
Two Historic Events
The President Visits Willow Run
Production Progress
Willow Run Vol. 3
Chronology, 1943
1943 Production Summary
Decentralization
Outline of Program
Quality Control
List of Block Changes and Hours Required
Changes in Design
Master Change Tooling
The New Nose Turret
Compass Rose and Gun Butt
Shipment of Parts
New Materials Building
Deferments
A Ride for Every Worker
Worker’s Morale - box 16 Willow Run Vol. 4
Assembly of Miscellaneous Parts
Pilots and Bombardiers Enclosure
Redesigning Bomber Nose
Building Bomber Controls
Air Duct Assembly
Metal Tanks
Streamlining the Bomber Engine
Willow Run Vol. 5
The Manufacturing Wing
Shearing of Stock
Forming Bomber Parts (Press Shop)
From Alclad to Framework (Draw Bench)
Machining Bomber Parts
Willow Run Vol. 6
Two Million Rivets
Rivet Storage
Alkroking, Anodyzing, and Cadmium Plate
Floor Plan - Manufacturing, 1944-1945
Tube Bending
Hydraulic Assembly
Seats and Camera Mounts
Cables - box 17 Willow Run Vol. 7
Welding
Assembly of Small Parts
Controls
Enclosures
Metal Tanks
Motor Cowling
Air Ducts
Production Paint
Willow Run Vol. 8
Doors and Hatches
Metallurgical Laboratories
Research Development
Degreasing Chambers
Heat Treat
Plexiglass
Willow Run Vol. 9
The Life Stream of the B-24
Production Radio
The Battery Department
Engine Dress Up
Turbo Superchargers
The B-24 Propellers
Empennage Assembly
Sewing-Trim
Dope Room
B-24 Armament - box 18 Willow Run Vol. 10
Wing Assembly-New and Old Methods
Spars and Bulkheads Assembly
Assembly on Vertical Fixtures
Machining the Wing
Center Wing Horizontal Line
Willow Run Vol. 11
Painting the Central Wing Section
Landing Gear Installation
Tires
Fuel Cells
Outer Wing
Leading and Trailing Edges, Flap Aileron
Wing Tips
Willow Run Vol. 12
Fuselage Assembly-General
Aft Fuselage Assembly
Fuselage Loft
Control Center-Pilot’s and Radio Operation’s Floor
Canopy and Bomb Bay - box 19 Willow Run Vol. 13
Final Assembly-Historical
Design and Tooling
Operations:
Part 1. Stations 0-4
Part 2. Stations 5-9
Part 3. Stations 10-14
Part 4. Stations 15-Hospital
Part 5. Camouflage Booths
Part 6. Fuel for B-24
Part 7. Weighing B-24
Movement of Lines
Oxygen
Testing Flight Instruments
Willow Run Vol. 14
Statistical Flight Summary
Hangar and Airport-General Information
The Hangars
Functions and Operations
Observational Report, by Curtiss Wright Representatives, 1944
Flight Testing B-24
Radio Facilities
Shielded Radio Test Room
Lighting of Airport
Willow Run Vol. 15
Material Control-Introduction
Planning Division
Production Scheduling
Material Flow
Float
Material Control-Organization
Controlled Material Plan
Government Furnished Equipment
Receiving
Transportation
Flow of Stock
IBM Equipment
Production Control
Shop Travelers
Tools and General Stores
Spare Parts - box 20 Willow Run Vol. 16
Inspection-Introduction
Historical
Inspection Departments
Receiving
Manufacturing
Fixture, Gauge, and Tool
Miscellaneous
Structural
Final Assembly
Flight
Layout, Salvage, and Shipping
Conservation (Salvage Program)Willow Run Vol. 17
Facilities-Introduction
Power House
Water Supply
Sewage Disposal
Rating Waste Treatment
Oil Separators
Heating, Ventilating, Refrigeration
Plant Hospital
Willow Run Vol. 18
Engineering - Historical
Engineering Organization
Release of Engineering Information
Making Blueprints
Deviations - Ship Records
Aircraft Service
Templates
Tool and Die Design
Sculpturing
Bomber Follow-Up
Work Orders and Coordination - box 21 Willow Run Vol. 19
Supervisory Personnel
Plant Protection
Employment
Willow Run Vaults
The School in its New Building
Army Air Base School
Safety Department
Clean-Up Department
Industrial Relations
Willow Run Vol. 20
Public Relations
Pay Roll Records
Foremen’s Personnel
Rate Department
Time Department
Time Study
Transportation
Fire Protection
Willow Run Vol. 21
Maintenance – Organization
Statistics
Production Tool Maintenance
Carpenter Shop
The Fabricating Shop
Crib Construction
The Pipe Shop
Electrical Maintenance
Air Raid Defense
Airport Maintenance
Conveyer System
Craneways by the Mile
Grounds Maintenance
Maintenance – A Summary - box 22 Willow Run Vol. 22
Termination of ContractClearing the Plant
Dispersal of Manpower
Housing Report (6-1-1945)
Disposal of Material
War Weary Planes Returned
List of Plant Departments
Production Achievement - An Article
Flow of Materials - An Article
Early Development of Plant - A Letter
Bibliography
Index - box 28 B-24 Bombers; Landing Gears, Trailers & Trucks
- Acc. 390 A. M. Wibel Office Papers Subseries
- box 18 Purchase Orders (memoranda to issue purchase orders); Bombers A-M, 1941-1942
- box 19 Purchase Orders (memoranda to issue purchase orders); Bombers N-Z, 1941
- box 21 Specifications (blueprints); Consolidated Bomber Project (B-24), A-W, circa 1941 (16 folders; alphabetical classification system, see letter code chart in folder A)
- Acc. 157 C.L. Martindale Otto H. Husen Files Subsubseries
- box 46 Government Contracts - Bomber, Aug 1943-Dec 1944
- box 156 Production Cards – Bomber, April 1943-May 1944
- box 157 Production Cards – Bomber, June 1944-June 1945
- box 186 Bomber Production Record, 1945
- box 208 Government Contracts - B-24 Bomber
- Acc. 1 Fair Lane Papers
- box 174 B-24 Bomber Information Book, Henry Ford's copy, 1942
- box 174 B-24 Bomber Information Book, Henry Ford's copy, 1942
- Acc. 6 Edsel B. Ford Office Papers
- box 149 BRA-BRY (includes George H. Brett re: production of B-24 bomber)
- box 339 Willow Run Bomber Contracts, (Includes diagrams and equipment lists)
- Acc. 411 Willow Run Bomber Plant Records Subseries
- box 1 Willow Run Flow Charts and Procedures, 1941 (Department 981)
- box 1 Willow Run Flow Charts and Procedures, 1941 (Department 981)
- Acc. 2016.90 Willow Run Bomber Plant Manual
- box 1 Binder contains administrative reports and planning materials for B-24 plant
- box 1 Binder contains administrative reports and planning materials for B-24 plant
- Acc. 80.300.1513.1 Ford Motor Company Engineering Manual; Willow Run Bomber Plant
- Acc. 00.1334.253 Service and Training Manual, Electricity, B-24D Airplane, 1942
- Acc. 71.300.1982 Ford Motor Company B-24 Flight Test Records
- box 1 Two binders of notes documenting test flights of B-24 Liberator aircraft, 1943-1945
- box 1 Two binders of notes documenting test flights of B-24 Liberator aircraft, 1943-1945
- Acc. 378 Public Relations Research Library Subject Files
- box 35 Willow Run; Bomber Construction, 1945
- box 35 Willow Run; Bomber Construction, 1945
- Acc. 491 E.A. Walters Papers
- box 1 folder B Bomber project, October 6, 1943
folder C Letter from first trip to Consolidated Aircraft plant, San Diego CA 12/27/1940
B-24-D Start Crew list, March 21, 1941
folder D Consolidated Aircraft letter, June 20, 1941
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation manual, 1941
Bomber Occupation Instructions and Rates, April 9, 1942
folder E Photograph of bomber plant
Bomber plant organizational chart, October 10, 1941
folder F Communications to Mr. Walter while working out of Bomber Plant Office
- box 1 folder B Bomber project, October 6, 1943
- Acc. 223 Manufacturing Plant Correspondence Records
- box 10 1941 B-24-D Airframe
- box 10 1941 B-24-D Airframe
- Acc. 674 Emil A. Zoerlein Records
- box 2 B-24 and P-47 (Functional Parts Lists, Ignition Tests, High Altitude, Photographs)
- box 3 B-24 and P-47 (Photographs)
- box 4 B-24 and P-47 (Powerplant)
- Acc. 687 United States Government Contract Correspondence Series
- box 3 Contract 21216 B-24 bomber
- box 3 Contract 21216 B-24 bomber
- Small Accessions
- Acc. 796 “50,000 Airplanes Per Year. Can It Be Done?” Data of C.E. Sorensen regarding bomber
project, 1/21/1941
Memo reporting conversation with Mr. Pioch at Consolidated Aircraft Corp. in San Diego,
1/21/1941
- Acc. 796 “50,000 Airplanes Per Year. Can It Be Done?” Data of C.E. Sorensen regarding bomber
- Acc. 833 General Photographs Series
- box 171-172 Bomber assembly
- box 172-177 Bomber plant interiors
- box 177-178 Bomber
- box 178-179 Bomber in flight
- box 179-209 Bomber part
- box 217-221 Instruction books and service bulletins (images of development, master change and experimental drawings related to B-24 bomber aircraft)
- box 221 Equipment on B-24J model (2 folders, 467a – 467b)
Plexiglass (468a; images related to plexiglass use in B-24 production)
Production improvements: Willow Run (469a) - box 222 Production improvements: Willow Run (2 folders, 469b – 469c)
Bomber production (470a)
Bomber plant machinery and tools (3 folders, 471a – 471c) - box 223 Bomber plant machinery and tools (471d)
- box 228 War-weary bombers returning from European Theatre (2 folders, 481a – 481b)
- Acc. 1660 Photographic Vertical File
- box 169 World War, 1939-1945; Industry; American; Airplanes; B-24 Bombers
Aerial Operations (2 folders)
Assembly Line Methods (4 folders)
Drawings
Engines
Exhibitions
Freight and Freightage - box 170 World War, 1939-1945; Industry; American; Airplanes; B-24 Bombers
Memorials and Monuments
Milestones (3 folders)
Miscellaneous
- box 169 World War, 1939-1945; Industry; American; Airplanes; B-24 Bombers
Periodicals
- Willow Run Plant Data. Ford Motor Company. Willow Run Plant. 1943-1945
Oral Histories
- 65_187 Roscoe M. Smith
- 65_124 Logan Miller
- 65_9 Richard Kroll
- Acc. 89.306.1 Reatha Zeck Parker
- Acc. 89.324.1 Bob Hiser
- Acc. 89.325.1 Ann Jaworski (audio only, please contact reference staff in advance for access)
Vertical File
- Airplanes; Consolidated B-24
- World War II; B-24 Liberator Bomber (Willow Run)
Articles 1940s (3 folders)
Articles 1970s-present
B-24 Construction and Production Analysis
General
Books
- Power Plant, B-24D Airplane. Consolidated Aircraft
623.7463 C755p 1943 (OS)
- Hydraulics, B-24D Airplane. Consolidated Aircraft
623.7463 C755h 1942 (OS)
- Airplane General, B-24D Airplane. Consolidated Aircraft
623.7463 C755a 1942 (OS)
- Flight Manual, B-24D Airplane. Consolidated Aircraft
623.7463 C755f 1942 (OS)
- Radio, B-24D Airplane. Consolidated Aircraft
623.7463 C755r 1943 (OS)
- B-24 Liberator in Action. Larry Davis, Don Greer, Perry Manley
358.42 D262 1987
- The B-24 Liberator: A Pictorial History. Allan G. Blue
623.7463 B65
- Willow Run: Colossus of American Industry. Warren Benjamin Kidder
977.41 W739 K46 1995
- Willow Run. Lowell Juilliard Carr, James Edson Stermer
977.41 W739 C311 1977 REF
- Ford in the Service of America: Mass Production for the Military During the World Wars. Timothy J. O'Callaghan
623.74 F699 O15 2009