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Fort Worth’s Bold Move: Attracting a Bomber Factory Amidst Economic Turmoil (1939)

In January 1939, Fort Worth faces the dual challenges of a decade-long depression and ominous war threats in Europe. Amidst this, President Franklin D. Roosevelt calls for new defense factories, targeting locations far from coastal vulnerabilities. Fort Worth’s city leaders unite in a decisive effort to attract one such plant, particularly aiming to secure a deal with Consolidated Aircraft. Led by Amon Carter, they employ strategic relationships, including connections with Pan American Airways and personal ties to Consolidated's chairman, to position Fort Worth for economic revival.

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Fort Worth’s Bold Move: Attracting a Bomber Factory Amidst Economic Turmoil (1939)

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  1. Chapter VIIA Bomber Factory for Fort Worth

  2. January 1939. Ten years of depression and drought have devastated the nation. In Europe, war clouds loom. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt asks Congress to build new defense factories. The new plants must be built far from the coasts to prevent enemy attacks. Cities in America’s heartland begin working to attract the new factories. .

  3. City Leaders In Fort Worth, city leaders unite in a go-for-broke effort.   The City Council, city departments, and local industries are ready to change laws, build roads, or do anything else it takes to bring a new factory to Ft. Worth.

  4. Carter Fort Worth city leader Amon Carter focuses on Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego. He's got two angles to play:

  5. Pan Am First, Consolidated wants to sell airplanes to Pan American Airways…

  6. Carter flies Pan Am … and Amon Carter is a familiar face on Pan Am’s luxury flights.

  7. Carter’s son Second, Carter’s son is best friends at school with the son of Consolidated’s chairman, Reuben Fleet.

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