One of 3 known WWII Bell Bomber Plant coverall uniforms is located in Marietta (Cobb County). These coveralls are from a "Rosie the Riveter". They built 662 B-29 Bombers between late 1943 - Sept 1945 at the Bell Aircraft Corporation in Marietta.
Randy Huber
During World War II (1941-45) the Bell Aircraft Corporation (known as Bell Bomber) transformed Marietta from the small seat of rural Cobb... County to one of the main industrial centers of the Sunbelt. After assembly lines began functioning in the spring of 1943, Bell employees supplied the U.S. Army Air Forces with 663 Boeing-designed B-29s, the first of which were delivered before the end of the year. The government-owned plant closed immediately after the end of World War II and sat idle until 1951, when it became home to Lockheed-Georgia (later Lockheed Martin). http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/bell-bomber
Randy Huber
During World War II (1941-45) the Bell Aircraft Corporation (known as Bell Bomber) transformed Marietta from the small seat of rural Cobb... County to one of the main industrial centers of the Sunbelt. After assembly lines began functioning in the spring of 1943, Bell employees supplied the U.S. Army Air Forces with 663 Boeing-designed B-29s, the first of which were delivered before the end of the year. The government-owned plant closed immediately after the end of World War II and sat idle until 1951, when it became home to Lockheed-Georgia (later Lockheed Martin). http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/bell-bomber
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