1. Cooling the Heat of Battle: Lockport's Largest Employer Did Its Part in World War II.
- Author
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Farley, Douglas
- Subjects
WORLD War II American aerial operations ,WORLD War II ,WAR work ,COOLING of aircraft engines ,AIRPLANE heating & ventilation ,BOMBERS (Airplanes) ,LIGHTNING (Fighter plane) ,THUNDERBOLT (Fighter plane) ,UNITED States involvement in World War II - Abstract
The article explores how World War II impacted the manufacturing industry in the United States. Numerous companies shifted their focus to the production of war supplies including the Harrison Radiator Corporation in Lockport, New York. The article explores the company's history prior to the war and discusses the innovations that owner Herbert C. Harrison brought to the automobile radiator. It examines how the company shifted to 99.9% war production by the end 1942, supplying intercoolers that allowed high altitude bombers such as Boeing's B-17, B-29 and B-24 to run smoothly. Additional planes using Harrison intercoolers included the Lockheed P-38 and P-47. The article also examines how the town of Lockport supported the war effort.
- Published
- 2010