Just two years earlier, as tensions were rising, President Roosevelt called for the nation to increase its airplane production to fifty thousand a year—an ambitious goal for an industry that had supplied the Army Air Corps with only ninety planes monthly as recently as 1938. However, America’s aircraft manufacturing capabilities became nothing short of remarkable, surpassing Roosevelt's target by over fifty percent. It evolved into the largest, most productive, and most advanced industry globally, outpacing German production by over three times and Japanese production by almost five times. It was evident to all involved in the conflict that ultimate victory would be determined in the air.
Just two years prior, with the storm clouds gathering, President Roosevelt challenged the nation to ramp up its production of airplanes to fifty thousand per year. It seemed an impossible task for an industry that as recently as 1938 had only provided the Army Air Corps with ninety planes a month. Now, America’s aircraft industry was a production miracle, easily surpassing Roosevelt’s mark by more than half. It had become the largest industry in the world, the most productive, the most sophisticated, outproducing the Germans by more than three times and the Japanese by nearly five. The facts were clear to all belligerents: the final conquest would come from the sky
Paraphrase the setting of the aircraft industry at the time described in the passage.
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