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- Collection: Dunmore, George. Aircraft repair/manufacture
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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'.
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'.
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…
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'.
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'.
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'.
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'
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'.
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'.
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'.
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'.
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'
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 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…
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'.
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…
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'.
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…
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'.
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'.
Metal frame
Triangular metal frame made of tubular rods, resting on a block in front of a brick wall.
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'.
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'.