last updated 11/17/2005
Company | Plant Name | Location | State | 1944 Product(s) | 1944 Employment | What is it Now? |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bell | -;-;BE;- | Niagara Falls | NY | P-39 Airacobra P-63 Kingcobra |
28,000 | Wheatfield Business Center |
Bell | -;-;BA;- | Marietta | GA | B-29 Superfortress | 28,000 | (now Lockheed Martin Plant) is still operating building C-130s and F-22s |
Boeing | Plant 2 ;-;BO;- | Seattle | WA | B-17 Flying Fortress | incl. | Boeing still operating is vacant facility |
Boeing | -;-;BN;- | Renton | WA | B-29 Superfortress | incl. | Boeing still operating building 737s and 757s wings |
Boeing | -;-;BW;- | Wichita | KS | B-29 Superfortress | 40,000 | (now Sprit Aerostructures Plant) still operating building 737 fuselages |
Consolidated | Plant 1 ;-;CO; |
San Diego | CA | PBY Catalina B-24 Liberator | 45,000 | demolished 1997 (vacant lot) |
Consolidated | -;-;CF;- | Fort Worth | TX | B-24 Liberator | 32,000 | (now Lockheed Martin Plant) still operating building F-16s |
Curtiss-Wright | Plant 2 ;-;CU;- | Buffalo | NY | P-40 Warhawk, C-46 Commando | - | Buffalo Airport Center |
Curtiss-Wright | -;-;-;- | Columbus | OH | SB2C Helldiver | 13,000 | vacant facility since 1994
Columbus International Air Center |
Curtiss-Wright | -;-;CS;- | St. Louis | MO | C-46 Commando | - | Missouri Air National Guard facility |
Curtiss-Wright | -;-;CK;- | Louisville | KY | C-46 Commando | - | demolished ~1995 (site now north / south runway at SDF) |
Douglas | -;-;DO;- | Santa Monica | CA | A-20 Havoc, C-54 Skymaster | 40,000 | demolished ~1980s (site now hangars and industrial park) |
Douglas | -;-;DE;- | El Segundo | CA | SBD Dauntless | - | (now Northrop Grumman Plant) is still operating building F/A-18s |
Douglas | -;-;DL;- | Long Beach | CA | B-17 Flying Fortress, A-26 Invader, C-47 Skytrain | - | demolished 2003 (vacant lot) |
Douglas | -;-;DT;- | Tulsa | OK | B-24 Liberator, A-26 Invader, C-47 Skytrain | 22,000 | (now Sprit Aerostructures Plant) is still operating |
Douglas | -;-;DC;- | Chicago | IL | C-54 Skymaster | - | demolished ~19xx (site is now northeast ramp at ORD) |
Douglas | -;-;DK;- | Oklahoma City | OK | C-47 Skytrain | - | (now part of Tinker AFB) |
Ford | -;-;FO;- | Willow Run | MI | B-24 Liberator | 42,000 | (now GM Plant, Willow Run) is still operating building automotive transmissions |
General Motors, Eastern Aircraft Division | - | Linden | NJ | FM Wildcat | (now GM Plant) is still operating | |
General Motors, Eastern Aircraft Division | - | Trenton | NJ | TBM Avenger | vacant facility since 1994 | |
Goodyear | - | Akron | OH | FG-1 Corsair (F4U) | - | (now Lockheed Martin Plant) is still operating building Electronics and Surveillance |
Grumman | -;-;GR;- | Bethpage | NY | F6F Hellcat | 25,000 | Northrop Grumman still operating
airfield closed |
Hughes | - | Culver City | CA | HK-1 | - | Playa Vista utilized as studio sound stage
airfield closed |
Lockheed | B-1 ;-;LO;- | Burbank | CA | P-38 Lightning | 94,000 corp. | demolished 1993 (site is now a shopping mall)
airfield closed |
Lockheed | A-1 ;-;VE;- | Burbank | CA | B-17 Flying Fortress, PV-2 Harpoon | incl. | demolished 2000 (site is now a parking lot) |
Lockheed | B-3 ;-;LO;- | Burbank | CA | C-60 Lodestar | incl. | demolished 1993-1998 (site is now industrial park and vacant lot) |
Lockheed | B-6 ;-;LO;- | Burbank | CA | C-69 Constellation | incl. | demolished 1993-1998 (vacant lot) |
Martin | -;-;MA;- | Middle River | MD | B-26 Marauder | 53,000 | (now GE Middle River Aircraft Plant) is still operating building jet engine thrust reversers |
Martin | -;-;MO;- | Omaha | NE | B-29 Superfortress | 14,000 | (now part of Offutt AFB) |
Naval Aircraft Factory | - | Philadelphia | PA | PBN-1 Nomad | - | vacant facility since 1995
airfield closed |
Northrop | -;-;NO;- | Hawthorne | CA | P-61 Black Widow | - | (now Vought Plant) is still operating |
North American | -;-;NA;- | Inglewood | CA | AT-6 Texan, P-51 Mustang B-25 Mitchell |
- | demolished 1980’s (site is now LAX Air Cargo facility) |
North American | -;-;NC;- | Kansas City | KS | B-25 Mitchell | - | demolished 1990's
(vacant lot)
airfield closed |
North American | -;-;NT;- | Dallas | TX | B-24 Liberator, AT-6 Texan, P-51 Mustang |
- | (now Vought Plant) is still operating building C-17 tails |
Republic | -;-;RE;- | Farmingdale | NY | P-47 Thunderbolt | 24,000 | demolished 1997 (vacant lot) |
Republic | -;-;RA;- | Evansville | IN | P-47 Thunderbolt | - | (now Whirlpool Plant) is still operating building refrigerators |
Ryan | -;-;RY;- | San Diego | CA | PT-22 | - | (now Northrop Grumman Plant) is vacant facility since 2000 |
Vought | - | Stratford | CT | F4U Corsair | - | vacant facility since 1994 |
Vultee | -;-;VU;- | Downey | CA | BT-13 Valiant | - | vacant facility since 1999
airfield closed |
Vultee | -;-;VN;- | Nashville | TN | A-31 Vengence | - | (now Vought Plant) is still operating building wing and tail sections. |
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