What a great documentary. A similar thing happened here near Chicago - In 1942, the War Production Board of the United States of America purchased a plot of undeveloped Cook County prairie land called Orchard Place. The 1,790 acres of flat land was well suited for a huge airplane factory the government needed for the production of military aircraft, specifically Douglas C-54s during World War II. During the war, the airport was known as Orchard Place/Douglas Field, hence the airport’s identification ORD which remains today. In 1949, the airfield became Chicago O’Hare International Airport named in honor of Lieutenant Commander Edward “Butch” O’Hare, a young Navy flier who gave his life in defense of his country. He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1942 and is credited with saving the aircraft carrier USS Lexington in the South Pacific by shooting down six of nine enemy bombers. O’Hare International opened to commercial air traffic in 1955 and was formally dedicated on March 23, 1963, by President John F. Kennedy.
Butch's dad was in the Chicago mob...and was rubbed out when he turned state's evidence, because he wanted to change for his son's sake. That enabled Edward to attend Annapolis.
Everybody sure looks happy when they have a purpose, a job to do, money in their pocket, a full belly with a roof over their head. That’s what makes me happy most of the time
Right!? 10yrs after more than half of the nation was starving, during a brutal war. Why ever would they look happier? That said, yes - getting FDR out of office would further boost how well off the nation was. Thankfully the end of said war would also see an end to incredibly naive fiscal policies that would have driven the country right back into the depression. Had he remained in office after the economic bubble of the war ended. Too bad that, here some 80 yrs later, we've reinstated those exact same policies.
The War Department, and military industrial production, were seriously kicking some ass in the early 40’s. It’s refreshing to see how together and focused the folks were back then.
One of the workers was an elderly lady, Helen Longstreet, second wife of Lee's "old warhorse," Lt. Gen James Longstreet, who married a young woman in his late years.
Love the safety standards, nobody wearing safety eyewear for instance! I’d like to see the accident reports on these factories (not sure they even had one!).
Can anyone identify the piece being lifted @11:38->11:41 mark ? It looks too small to be a piece of the fuselage. There appears to be a hole for the pressurized tube over the bomb bay ?
Fun Fact: this is Air Force Plant 6; built with taxpayer dollars and 80 years later still owned by the USAF. Back in WW2 it was operated by Bell Aircraft, but today it's operated for the benefit of Lockheed Martin. The taxpayers still foot some of the bills for security and upkeep, and the operators enjoy not paying property taxes on the facilities. It's a little bit like socialism, but we Americans look the other way. 🙈
Corporations make $$$ & get paid by the taxpayers, with few real & enforced laws against using as much $$$ as they can to lobby/influence/ almost outright bribe those making decisions to payout even more. So it goes.
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What a great documentary. A similar thing happened here near Chicago - In 1942, the War Production Board of the United States of America purchased a plot of undeveloped Cook County prairie land called Orchard Place. The 1,790 acres of flat land was well suited for a huge airplane factory the government needed for the production of military aircraft, specifically Douglas C-54s during World War II.
During the war, the airport was known as Orchard Place/Douglas Field, hence the airport’s identification ORD which remains today. In 1949, the airfield became Chicago O’Hare International Airport named in honor of Lieutenant Commander Edward “Butch” O’Hare, a young Navy flier who gave his life in defense of his country. He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1942 and is credited with saving the aircraft carrier USS Lexington in the South Pacific by shooting down six of nine enemy bombers. O’Hare International opened to commercial air traffic in 1955 and was formally dedicated on March 23, 1963, by President John F. Kennedy.
Butch's dad was in the Chicago mob...and was rubbed out when he turned state's evidence, because he wanted to change for his son's sake. That enabled Edward to attend Annapolis.
The small amount of space between the propeller and the nacelle @14:53->15:59 is amazing !
Everybody sure looks happy when they have a purpose, a job to do, money in their pocket, a full belly with a roof over their head. That’s what makes me happy most of the time
Build Back Broker! 👎🏿👎🏿
Right!? 10yrs after more than half of the nation was starving, during a brutal war. Why ever would they look happier?
That said, yes - getting FDR out of office would further boost how well off the nation was. Thankfully the end of said war would also see an end to incredibly naive fiscal policies that would have driven the country right back into the depression. Had he remained in office after the economic bubble of the war ended. Too bad that, here some 80 yrs later, we've reinstated those exact same policies.
@@thalastianjorus "Let's go, Brandon"!
@Reclusiarch Thalastian Jorus Oh...you mean the end result of the America First--capitalism foremost worldview?
@Lil' Black Duc Yes...the grandparents of so many Georgians who thought Herschel Walker would make a good senator.
We will never be that great again.
The War Department, and military industrial production, were seriously kicking some ass in the early 40’s.
It’s refreshing to see how together and focused the folks were back then.
Now the plant is cranking out Lockheed C-130s. I would like to see a Google Earth comparison of Marietta Now and Then.
Here in my city there is a very large elevator factory. But I think it would be the size of the bathrooms in the video. Great America.
Probably looks a lot different than when I lived out there in ‘96… that no-man’s land that wasn’t exactly Marietta, Smyrna, or Austell.
It’s listed at 20 miles between Marietta and Atlanta but google earth shows they look like one city
@@darrencarr9837 Pretty much… the Greater Atlanta Metroperplexity.
I Love B - 2 9 👍
It always amazes me, how far back in the cockpit the B-29 pilots sat…It had to be like 6’-7’ behind the front glass.
One of the workers was an elderly lady, Helen Longstreet, second wife of Lee's "old warhorse," Lt. Gen James Longstreet, who married a young woman in his late years.
"Bomb load: very heavy. Number built: very many". CLASSIFIED
Bomb aiming by radar, guns remote-controlled by computer - even today most people don't realize WW2 featured advanced technology like that.
working on ww11 training fields across the us to prepare for B 52 A mod got me to appresiate the weight of the B 29
also i never figured spelling pgonw
Love the safety standards, nobody wearing safety eyewear for instance! I’d like to see the accident reports on these factories (not sure they even had one!).
my grand mother and her sister worked there
Amazing..not a Tattoo one
Not that you could see...
My Aunt Nita McClellan work at the plant building B-29s during world war II
7:55 BABE ALERT (I'm gonna time travel and ask her out, brb.)
Very good ! ,human efforts for fighting.
Human efforts for SELF DEFENSE! Unless you think we shouldn't have defended ourselves from Tojo and Hitler's Nazis.
Can anyone identify the piece being lifted @11:38->11:41 mark ? It looks too small to be a piece of the fuselage. There appears to be a hole for the pressurized tube over the bomb bay ?
that's the rear tail section with the pressure bulkhead for the gunner compartment. The side gunner window is blanked over.
It always seems strange to see aerial views of the highways from this era....very few cars
And not one SUV or lifted pickup
Fun Fact: this is Air Force Plant 6; built with taxpayer dollars and 80 years later still owned by the USAF. Back in WW2 it was operated by Bell Aircraft, but today it's operated for the benefit of Lockheed Martin. The taxpayers still foot some of the bills for security and upkeep, and the operators enjoy not paying property taxes on the facilities. It's a little bit like socialism, but we Americans look the other way. 🙈
The corporate approved kind...
Corporations make $$$ & get paid by the taxpayers, with few real & enforced laws against using as much $$$ as they can to lobby/influence/ almost outright bribe those making decisions to payout even more. So it goes.
You ain't just whistlin dixie
B29 took forever to get off the ground.
Yes, when it was fully loaded with fuel and bombs.
Bell's B-29's were despised by the crews for their poor fit and finish and tons of problems.
They preferred the Boeings.
Doesn’t show the crime of segregation at that time…so much for the arsenal of democracy.
Looked like a mixed group of workers from what I could see...
Modern Black-on-Black, inner city crime far exceeds anything from your warped view of the past.
ask the carpetbaggers
@@lilblackduc7312 Yes, Lil' White Dic
@@lilblackduc7312 Model Trumper
How would you feel if all your cities were burned to a crisp? Nothing to be proud of
"There weren't enough churches"...how society & the times have changed. I think the 20s & 30s were the peak of our civilisation.