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- Collection: Dunmore, George. Aircraft repair/manufacture
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Production of Typhoon wingtips
View inside a large factory workshop. In the foreground many benches with men and women working on fighter wingtips. Submitted with caption 'Production of Typhoon wings. Sub assembly wing tips'.
Tags: Typhoon
Workshop
View inside factory workshop. In the foreground centre a man wearing dark suit and hat. On the right an man in light suit a flat cap by a pile of metal parts. Throughout the photograph are stacked aircraft parts (wing spars) leaning vertically…
Tags: Typhoon
Typhoon wing production
View inside a factory workshop. Centre left a wing jig with parts of wing inserted and two women working on leading edge. Another nine wing jigs in line behind the first going towards the background right. Submitted with caption 'Production of…
Tags: Typhoon
Typhoon wing production
View inside factory workshop. A fighter wing jig from left to right with parts of wing fixed in. Four men and a woman are working on the wing. Submitted with caption 'Production of Typhoon wings. Main Assembly Jig Skeleton Assembly'.
Tags: Typhoon
Workshop producing wing spars
View inside a large factory workshop. On the right jigs with aircraft parts and men working form bottom right to top middle. Behind are shelves units and other Jigs. Submitted with caption 'Production of Typhoon wings. Main spar sub assembly'.
Tags: Typhoon
Machine shop
View inside factory workshop. From bottom left to centre right a row of large machine tools attended by men and women. Submitted with caption 'Production of Typhoon Wings. Part of Machine shop'.
Tags: Typhoon
Whitley bomber main spars
A row of aircraft parts resting on trestles. A set of steps leads up to part in centre. Submitted with caption 'Reduce to produce -Whitley bomber -main spar in position ready for reducing'.
Tags: Whitley
Production of parts of Whitley bomber
View inside a large factory workshop. On the left a row of aircraft wings going towards the back with three men working on closest. On the right a row of fuselage parts with three men working on one nearest. Submitted with caption 'Reduce to produce,…
Tags: Whitley
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.
Tags: Hampden
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'.
Tags: Hampden
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…
Tags: Hampden
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'.
Tags: Hurricane
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'.
Tags: Hurricane
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'.
Tags: Hurricane
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'.
Tags: Lancaster
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'.
Tags: Lancaster
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…
Tags: Lancaster
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…
Tags: Lancaster; service vehicle
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'
Tags: Lancaster
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…
Tags: Lancaster
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…
Tags: Lancaster
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'.
Tags: Hampden
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'.
Tags: Hampden
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'.
Tags: Hampden
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'.
Tags: Hampden