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Fisher Body WWII Plant Database
Cleveland Plant #1, OH Plant
Cleveland Plant #2, OH Plant
Detroit Aircraft Unit,
Detroit, MI
Detroit Die and Machine Plant
Fleetwood, Detroit, MI Plant
Flint Plant #1, MI Plant
Grand Blanc, MI Tank Arsenal
Grand Rapids, MI Plant
Lansing, MI Plant
Memphis, TN Plant
Ternstedt Manufacturing Division,
Detroit, MI
Grand Blanc Tank Arsenal Built Tanks and Tank Destroyers
Grand Blanc
built M4A2 Sherman Tank Photos
Grand Blanc
Built M4A3 Tank Photos
Grand
Blanc M10 Tank Destroyer Photos
Fisher Body Division of General Motors in World War Two
Detroit, MI
1908-1986
Rest in Peace
Gone but not Forgotten!!!
Production Database
This used to be on the side of the Lansing, MI
Fisher Body Plant and faced Michigan Avenue to the south, across from
Sexton High School. Now it resides in the R.E. Olds Museum in
downtown Lansing.
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Armament by
Fisher |
| Plant |
Location |
Products |
Comments |
| Divisional Offices |
Detroit, MI - General
Motors Building |
Staff Functions along with
Aircraft Development. |
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| Plants 1& 4 |
Detroit, MI |
Storage, Commissary and
Hospital. |
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| Garage, Plant 40 |
Detroit, MI |
Transportation. |
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| Service, Plant 9 |
Detroit, MI |
Automotive Maintenance. |
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| Detroit Die and Machine
Unit |
Detroit, MI |
B-25, B-29, P-80 aircraft
tools and fixtures; M4, M10, M36, M26, M18 tank parts; 3 inch and 5 inch Naval Gun Breech Housings, 155mm and 8 inch Gun parts, Diesel Engine
parts and Torqmatic Transmission parts. |
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| Detroit Stamping Unit |
Detroit, MI |
B-17, B-25, B-29, FG-4,
XP-75, P-80, XB-19 and XB-39 Aircraft Parts and assemblies, M18, M4,
M26 Tank Part; Universal Droppable Fuel Tanks; 90mmAA Guns (Tools);
5in Naval Gun Breech Housing; Lockheed Constellation (Tools) |
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| Detroit Aircraft Unit |
Detroit, MI |
B-25, B-29, XP-75 P-80 and
FG-4 Aircraft Parts and assemblies |
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| Central Development and
Experimental Unit |
Detroit, MI |
B-25, FG-4, XB-39, B-29,
XP-75, XB-19, P-80 Aircraft Parts and assemblies, B-17 parts (Tools),
155mm Shells (Tools), 90mm AA Guns (Tools), 120mm Guns (Tools), M4 and
M26 Tank Parts, 5 inch Naval Gun Mount Parts, Machine Tool and Cutting
Tool Parts |
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| Fleetwood Unit |
Detroit, MI |
B-25, B-29, B-17, XP-75,
XB-19, XB-39 Aircraft Parts and assemblies; M4, M10, M26 Tank
Parts; Universal Drop Fuel Tanks; P-80 aircraft (Tools); 90mm AA Guns
(Tools); Combat Vehicle Parts |
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| Ternstedt Manufacturing
Division |
Detroit, MI |
B-25, B-29, XP-75, B-17,
XB-19 Aircraft Parts and assemblies; Gyro Horizon, Directional Gyro,
Remote Handling Compass, Air Position Indicator aircraft instruments,
M4, M26, M8, M5, M24, T-17 Tank parts; 5 inch naval gun Parts, 90mm
AA Gun Parts, 20mm Aircraft Cannon Parts; Incendiary Bomb parts,
Cutting Tools, Dzus Fasteners, 75mm Gun Parts, 75mm shell parts |
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| Grand Blanc Tank Division |
Grand Blanc, MI |
M4, M10, M36, M26
Tanks and Tank Destroyer; M18 Tank parts; Tank pilot models; Mine
exploder pilot model; M4. M10 Experimental Models |
Government Plant |
| Grand Rapids Stamping
Division |
Grand Rapids, MI |
B-25, B-29, XP-75 aircraft
parts and assemblies. M4, M10, M26, M8, M24 tank parts.
120mm AA guns, 5 inch Naval Gun Breech Housings, 155mm HE Shells, Machine
Tools, 90mm AA Gun parts, 120mm Gun loaders and rammers |
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| Lansing Division |
Lansing, MI |
B-29, XP-75 Aircraft Parts
and assemblies. M4, M8, M24 and experimental tank parts.
90mm AA Gun Parts, 5 inch naval gun parts |
My mother worked here during the war
and my father did also until he was drafted into the Army. Both
my sister and I worked here summers during college to pay for our
tuition. My Father retired from Lansing Fisher Body in 1975.
This plant and Fisher Body was very good to our family. It may
be gone but it is not forgotten! |
| Memphis Aircraft Division |
Memphis, TN |
B-25, B-29 aircraft parts
and assemblies |
This was originally a Fisher Body wood
working plant that had a major addition early in the war for the
expanded aircraft production. As Memphis shows being a Government Plant
it could be it paid for the expansion and then purchased the rest of
the plant for committed manufacture of aircraft parts.
While several Fisher Body Plants
supplied B-25 parts to the North American Plant in Fairfax, KS,
Memphis was one of the primary contributors.
In 1946 the 700,000 square foot plant
was considered surplus and was not needed by GM any longer as wood
was no longer used in the manufacture of automobiles. The
facility was purchased by Kimberly-Clark and operated until 1994.
In 2002 Kruger purchased the plant and reopened it, doubling
capacity.
The address for this former Fisher
Body Plant is 400 Mahannah Ave in Memphis, TN , 38105 and is located
on the north side of Memphis just south of the Wolf River. |
| Cleveland Division Plant 1 |
Cleveland, OH |
B-25, B-29, XP-75 aircraft
parts and assemblies; M4, M26, M18, M5 Tank Parts; 90mm AA, 120mm,
and 155mm Gun Parts; 3 inch Naval Gun Breech Housing Parts; Diesel Engine
Parts; Machine Tool Parts; Torqmatic Transmission Parts. |
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| Cleveland Aircraft Division
Plant 2 |
Cleveland, OH |
B-29, XP-75, XB-39 and
XB-19 Aircraft Parts and assemblies |
This was a plant financed by the Government
that was built for the manufacture of complete B-29s. In June
of 1942 the contract called for Fisher Body to build 200 of the big
bombers. The plant was typical of the aircraft assembly plants
being built at the time as there were no windows. This was so
that it could be completely blacked out so enemy bombers if they
ever attacked would not be able to find the plant. A year
later the USAAF decided to move the production to the Martin plant
in Omaha, NB that was no longer producing the B-26. All of the
jigs and fixtures that Fisher Body had built for the final assembly
were transferred to Omaha. The plant concentrated on producing
B-29 parts for the rest of the war. |
| Flint Division Plant 1 |
Flint, MI |
M4, M10, M26, M36,
M18 Tank Parts and Tank pilot models and parts. M4, M10
Experimental Models. Tank Tools and fixtures. 120mm and
155mm Gun Parts, 5 inch Naval Gun parts, B-29 and XP-75 Aircraft
fixtures. |
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| Pontiac Division |
Pontiac, MI |
M10, M4, M36, M26,
M24, M18, M8 Tank Parts; B-25, B-29, B-17, XP-75 Aircraft Parts and
assemblies; 90mm AA Gun Mounts, 5 inch Naval Guns, 3 inch Naval gun Parts.
120mm AA and 155mm Guns Parts. 4.5 Rocket Parts. Torqmatic
Transmission Parts, Combat Vehicle Parts. Diesel Engine Parts.
Machine tool parts. 20mm Oerlikon Gun parts. |
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| Seattle Division |
Seattle, WA |
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Plant leased to Boeing Aircraft |
| St. Louis Division |
St. Louis, MO |
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Leased to Curtiss-Wright Aircraft
Company. |
| Atlanta Division |
Atlanta, GA |
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Leased to Firestone Tire and Rubber |
| Norwood Division |
Norwood, OH |
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Leased to Delco Products Division |
| Baltimore Division |
Baltimore, MD |
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Used by Eastern Aircraft Division of
GMC |
| Ternstedt-Trenton Division |
Trenton, NJ |
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Used by Eastern Aircraft Division of
GMC |
| Flint Division Plant 2
|
Flint, MI |
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Used by Chevrolet Motor Division of
GMC |
| Tarrytown Division |
Tarrytown, NY |
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Used by Eastern Aircraft Division of
GMC |
| Buffalo Division |
Buffalo, NY |
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Sold to US Government |
| Oakland Division |
Oakland, CA |
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Leased by US Army |
| Ionia Division |
Ionia, MI |
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Leased to AC Spark Plug Division |
| Janesville Division |
Janesville, WI |
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Leased to Oldsmobile. See GM
Database for Olds production at this plant. |
| Kansas City Division |
Kansas City, KS |
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Leased to Oldsmobile. See GM
Database for Olds production at this plant. |
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