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- Collection: Dunmore, George. Aircraft repair/manufacture
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Metal frame
Triangular metal frame made of tubular rods, resting on a block in front of a brick wall.
Five women working on a metal panel
Several women working on an aircraft panel. Submitted with caption 'Hampden bomber. Salvaging of damaged parts. Female workers engaged on reducing for producing'
Seven women working on an aircraft spar
Three women on nearside and four on the far side of an aircraft spar. Submitted with caption; “Hampden bomber. Salvaging of damaged parts. Female workers engaged on reducing for producing'.
Damaged Hurricane wing
Part of a wing with a large hole in it leaning against a wall. 'Salvage' has been chalked on it There is a ruler underneath the hole. Submitted with caption (-Hurricane wings. 'Hurricane wing Type of wing damaged beyond economical repair'.
Manufacture of Hurricane wings
View inside a factory many machine tools, including lathes with men working on them either side of a central aisle. Submitted with caption 'Manufacture of Hurricane wings. General view machine section'.
Manufacture of Hurricane wings
Man with rivet gun on the left working on part of a wing on a vertical jig. Submitted with caption 'Manufacture of Hurricane wings. Assembly and riveting of skin No. s25 aft of rear spar in main assembly Jig'.
Women manufacturing Hurricane wings
Many women at working at benches with vices and files. Submitted with caption 'Manufacture of Hurricane wings. Production on benches of details by female workers'.
Two women riveting a Hurricane wing
Two women working on a part of a wing on a vertical jig. Submitted with caption 'Manufacture of Hurricane wings. Riveting of top skins by female workers'.
BR Standards Class No 75042 at Derby works
In excess of 100 people sitting and standing in three rows. On the front row left women wearing dresses or suits and on the right women in white coats. Men with dark suits between the two group of women in front row. The centre and rear row are all…
Parts on a table
Many small parts displayed on a table top. Submitted with caption 'Production of Hampden spares. Sample details produced'.
Machine shop
Inside view of a factory with work benches either side of central aisle. Submitted with caption 'Production of Hampden bomber spares. General view of machine shop'.
Engine repair shop
View inside a factory workshop. Two workbenches right and centre with men and women working at them. Windows in left and back walls. Submitted with caption 'Production of Hampden bombers. Pegasus XV111 engine mountings -repair section'.
Aircraft parts
A tail boom on stands and below a flap before it received its covering. Submitted with caption 'Production of Hampden spares. Completed tail boom and flap (before fabric covering)'.
Aircraft parts
Three Perspex cupolas above an aircraft panel with seat to then Perspex canopy to the right. In the foreground various metal frames and panels. Submitted with caption 'Production of Hampden spares. Representative Assemblies produced'.
Aircraft flap assembly
Inside view of large factory room with flaps before they are covered on trestles. Submitted with caption 'Production of Hampden spares. Assembly of flaps'.
Production of aircraft wig spar booms
View inside a factory workshop. On the left piles of metal bars - raw material. On the right a milling machine with two men alongside. Other machines in the background. Submitted with caption 'Production of Typhoon wings. milling the spar booms'.
Workshop for wing manufacture
View inside a large factory workshop. Several benches running left to right and spaced back into workshop. Mostly women and some men working at benches. Front right two women holding an metal aircraft panel. Submitted with caption 'Production of…
Manufacture of aircraft wingtips
View inside factory workshop. In the foreground a row of wingtips standing upright. Behind several work tables with me and women working on wingtips. Submitted with caption 'Production of Typhoon wings. Wing tip lay-out sub assembly'.
Production of aircraft wings
View inside factory workshop. In the centre the wings of a Typhoon fighter with associated undercarriage joined by metal centre section. Wing tips supported on trestles. Submitted with caption 'Production of Typhoon wings. Wings in test…
Machine shop
View inside factory workshop. On the right a large machine tool being operated by a woman. A row of similar machines in row going towards the back all attended by men or women. On the left the backs of another row of machines. Submitted with caption…
Production of Typhoon wings
View inside workshop. Four fighter wings vertical on trestles from left to right. Two men are painting the wing second from the left and a man and a women are painting the wing on the right. Submitted with the caption 'Production of Typhoon wings.…
Production of Typhoon wings
View inside large workshop. Room is fill of various parts of fighter wing on trestles. Centre right four women are working on an aircraft panel. Toward the top other people working. Submitted with the caption 'Production of Typhoon wings. Sub…
Typhoon wingtip sub-assembly
View inside a factory workshop. In the foreground centre a row of wingtips standing vertically. On the right a white walled compartment with notice board on nearside. A man wearing working clothes and cloth cap stands on the right. In the background…
Workshop
View inside factory workshop. Two rows of machine tools run from bottom to top on left and right. Men and women are working at machines. Submitted with caption 'Production of Typhoon wings. Part of machine shop'.
Workshop
In the centre a row of panels with others stacked on top. to the right workbenches and shelving. On bottom right wingtip and uncovered aircraft parts frames. Submitted with caption 'Production of Typhoon wings. Skin drilling lay-out'.