[FORD GLIDER PRODUCTION AND OPERATION] Part 2

Description

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Tubular superstructure of glider being raised and support placed under it - glider being assembled, skids, instrument panel, etc. attached - silhouette of worker painting fabric skin - panorama of plant interior, gliders under construction, workers - diagram of parts to be assembled - nose being added - diagram - tail being added - view of interior of glider - diagram - wings being added - diagram - wing tips and struts being added - controls - worker wiring glider, glider being boxed - boxes on flatcar - train moving along tracks - plane in air snagging glider tow lines, lifting glider - workers setting up snag line standards, line attached to glider - views of low-flying planes snagging lines, lifting gliders into air - gliders in flight - views of tow plane from glider. “The End.” [1943]

Collection

Ford Motor Company Collection

Series

Motion Picture Films Relating to the Ford Motor Company, the Henry Ford Family, Noted Personalities, Industry, and Numerous Americana and Other Subjects