In 1940 R.S. Reynolds and his metals company were concerned at the low volume of US aluminium production. They decided to produce enough to make 50,000 planes. A new plant was built the same year and was in operation only five months later. The manufacturing processes of making aluminium is shown in detail.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
313829
Language
English
Subject categories
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes - Design and construction
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)