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Rear section of Lancaster fuselage on a trailer
Pickford's cab on the right attached to trailer with part of aircraft fuselage loaded, Behind to the left a large doorway in wall of a factory. Submitted with caption 'Repairs to Lancaster bombers. Rear section fuselage completed and loaded for…
Front section of Lancaster fuselage
End on view looking down part of aircraft fuselage mounted on a trolley. Submitted with caption 'Repairs to Lancaster Bombers. Fuselage front section (D2) on repair trolley'.
Damaged rear fuselage of Lancaster
Side view of rear fuselage of a bomber with rear turret at left-hand end. Damage is visible on lower and starboard side. Resting on a trolley. Submitted with caption 'Repairs to Lancaster bombers. Damaged rear fuselage (D4) before repairs'.
Lancaster centre section
End on view of centre section of aircraft wing with hole ripped in upper surface. Submitted with caption 'Repairs to Lancaster bombers. Damaged centre section before repairs'.
Rear fuselage of a Lancaster on a trailer
View inside a large factory dispatch shed. On the left a Pickford's cab attached to a trailer on which is loaded part of an aircraft fuselage. Submitted with caption 'Repairs to Lancaster Bombers. Completed rear fuselage (D4) loaded for despatch'.
Lancaster centre section on trolley
View end on of an aircraft wing centre section resting on a trolley. Submitted with caption 'Repairs to Lancaster bomber. Centre section on repair trolley'.
Pegasus XV111 engine mountings -assembly line
From the bottom left to centre right a line of engine structure jigs with engines mounted. Men are working on the first two engines from the left. A man in white coat is working on the forth and a woman is standing between second and third engine.…
Structure jig for Pegasus engine
View inside factory workshop. On the right a man is building a engine structure jig from metal tubes. Right top a man is working behind a long bench. Centre left a row of completed jigs. Far left a pile of scrap metal and shelves. Submitted with…
Parts of Pegasus engine
Two large metal ring engine mountings either side of an engine part with many pipes. In the background a double door and brick wall of a building. Submitted with caption 'Repairs to Hampden Bombers. Pegasus xv1111 Engine Mounting before repairs'.
Pegasus engine assembly
Side view of an aircraft engine mounted on a wooden frame with man working on right hand end. In the background left a double door. Submitted with caption 'Repairs to Hampden bombers. Pegasus xv111 engine mounting -assemble stage'.
Pegasus engine assembly
In the centre the front end of an aircraft engine mounted on a wooden frame. Behind more parts of engines. To the right in rear wall are windows. Submitted with caption 'Repairs to Hampden bombers. Pegasus xv111 engine mounting - assembly stage'.
Pegasus engine mounting
An aircraft engine mounted on a wooden frame. In the background a wooden double door in a brick building. Submitted with caption 'Repairs to Hampden bombers. completed Pegasus xv111 engine mounting'.
Lancaster main plane under repair
View inside factory workshop. Part of a wind held vertical with small trolley to right. A man and a woman are working on wing at the righthand end. Panels are missing at the right middle and spars visible. Submitted with the caption 'Repair of…
Lancaster main plane repair lines
View inside large factory workshop. In the foreground three main plane jigs with wing sections held vertically orientated backwards. Two men are working on the right hand wing part. In the background lined up, more mail plane wing sections. Submitted…
Lancaster main plane
Section of wing standing vertically with roundel in centre. Small trolley at right end. Submitted with caption 'Repair of Lancaster bombers. Completed main plane'
Main plane on trailer at Derby Works
Cab on the left and trailer to the right with wing sections loaded vertically. Derby Works in the background. Submitted with caption ' Repair of Lancaster bombers. Completed main plane loaded for despatch'.
Identification kindly provided by Nigel…
Identification kindly provided by Nigel…
Wing centre section on trailer at Derby Works
Wing centre section with part of fuselage on a two wheeled trailer with truck cab in front. Derby Works in the background. Submitted with caption 'Repair of Lancaster Bombers. Completed centre section ready for despatch'.
Identification kindly…
Identification kindly…
Lancaster centre section
Large aircraft wing centre section with electrical wiring attached. In front a small workhorse and behind on left a set of steps. Submitted with caption 'Repair of Lancaster bombers. Centre section showing electrical test rig in position'.
Repair of Lancaster centre section
View inside factory workshop. In the centre a man on steps working on the wing centre section of a large aircraft. In the background a woman on steps. Submitted with caption 'Repair of Lancaster Bombers. Centre section repair line'.
Repair to Hurricane main spar
Jig for wing spar from left to right with other jigs behind. Man wearing dust coat is working on front jig labelled Rear Spar Starboard. Submitted with caption 'Repair of Hurricane wings. Assembly and riveting of main spar'.
Partly repaired Hurricane wing
Part of fighter wing standing vertically on leading edge with some panels missing to expose ribs and spars. Submitted with caption 'Repair of damaged Hurricane wings. Wing partly repaired'.
Repaired Hurricane wing
Starboard wing of a fighter held vertically on a small trolley. Repaired panels visible and some panels removed at inner end. Submitted with caption 'Repair of damaged Hurricane wings. Wing after repair'.
Wing centre section of Hampden at Derby Works
Wing centre section of Hampden with engine nacelles and undercarriage vertically on a two wheeled trailer. In the background a brick building with windows left and right. Submitted with caption 'Repair of damaged Hampden bombers. Loading process…
Wing centre section of Hampden
Centre section of wing with engine nacelles on two wheeled trolley. Submitted with caption 'Repair of damaged Hampden bombers. Leading process showing internal transport of plane from shop to gantry'.
Repair of damaged Hampden
Section of aircraft centre section on trestles with parts removed. Submitted with caption 'Repair of damaged Hampden bombers. Centre section in assembly jig for repair.