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Home Front: 50,000 Planes

AirSpace by National Air and Space Museum

In 1940, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt broadcast a new goal in one of his famous Fireside Chats: he wanted to see 50,000 planes a year built in the United States. Up until that point, the U.S. had built just over 3...

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Home Front: 50,000 Planes is an episode from AirSpace by National Air and Space Museum. In 1940, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt broadcast a new goal in one of his famous Fireside Chats: he wanted to see 50,000 planes a year built in th...

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Published Aug 28, 2025, 25:22 long, audio available.