Boeing Plant 2, The End of an Era

[Hutch]

Plant 2

 

[Smiley]

Simply amazing, and sad..
Thanks for sharing that..

 

[Tom]

Thank you John great piece!

 

[flapjack]

It is truly amazing what they accomplished without the aid of computer design and simulation...

 

[flapjack]

John, do you have any history on the Witchita, KS plants?

 

[Hutch]

John, do you have any history on the Witchita, KS plants?

Tom, you should find it here Boeing Wichita History: Kansas Aviation Legacy: Wings Over Kansas

 

[mick]

camouflaged the entire bldg........unbelievable.

 

[flapjack]

camouflaged the entire bldg........unbelievable.

Mike,

You should see what they did for camouflaging the Manhattan Project sites.
I've read about them in Richard Rhode's book "The Making of the Atomic
Bomb" but I've been trying to find online references with little luck. My google
ninja skills have deteriorated.

 

[mick]

Mike,

You should see what they did for camouflaging the Manhattan Project sites.
I've read about them in Richard Rhode's book "The Making of the Atomic
Bomb" but I've been trying to find online references with little luck. My google
ninja skills have deteriorated.

keep looking tom - would be interesting to read about that / see
declassified photos

 

[flapjack]

keep looking tom - would be interesting to read about that / see
declassified photos

Mike,

I found some interesting stuff:

History - Main - Photo Galleries

As for reading about that, I would recommend "The Making of the Atomic Bomb" by Richard Rhodes:

Amazon.com: The Making of the Atomic Bomb (9780684813783): Richard Rhodes: Books

it's a thick read. There are other atomic bomb histories some of which I have read but I've forgotten
the names of them. There is also a history of thermonuclear weapons by the same author.

 

[merc49]

A great link-thanks. B