Dunkirk Evacuation

BIRTH OF A BOMBER: AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION IN BRITAIN, 1942

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A striking portrait of engineers at work in the wind tunnel at the Handley Page factory at Cricklewood. They are preparing to test a model of a Halifax to see the effect that the opening of the bomb doors has on the aircraft.

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