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title: En 1942 l'Amérique construira 60.000 avions de guerre; en 1943, 125.000 [In 1942 America will build 60,000 warplanes; in 1943, 125,000]
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/us-government-roosevelt-60000-125000-warplanes-french-1942/
description: Rows of aircraft silhouettes narrow into a red V (for Victory) that frames a photographic portrait of Roosevelt and his signature.
section: Collection
---

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# En 1942 l'Amérique construira 60.000 avions de guerre; en 1943, 125.000 [In 1942 America will build 60,000 warplanes; in 1943, 125,000]

Rows of aircraft silhouettes narrow into a red V (for Victory) that frames a photographic portrait of Roosevelt and his signature, with the French figures 60,000 planes for 1942 and 125,000 for 1943. The presidential portrait and signature lend his authority to the production numbers (transfer), and the mass of planes presents Allied strength as already overwhelming (bandwagon).

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/) [Bandwagon](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/bandwagon/)

## Text on the object

Original (French) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
En 1942
L'Amérique Construira
60.000
AVIONS DE GUERRE

En 1943
L'Amérique Construira
125.000
AVIONS DE GUERRE

[signature:] Franklin D. Roosevelt
PUBLIÉ PAR LES ÉTATS-UNIS D'AMÉRIQUE
CAMP RUCKER, ALABAMA
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
In 1942
America will build
60,000
WARPLANES

In 1943
America will build
125,000
WARPLANES

[signature:] Franklin D. Roosevelt
PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CAMP RUCKER, ALABAMA
```

[← Germany and Japan Behind Bars (Spanish-language Allied flags poster, no printed title)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/us-germany-and-japan-behind-bars-ontiveros-1942/) [Em 1942 América Construirá 60.000 Aviões; Em 1943, 125.000 \[In 1942 America Will Build 60,000 Aeroplanes; in 1943, 125,000\] →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/us-government-roosevelt-60000-125000-warplanes-portuguese-1942/)

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