Building a bomber plane in just a day

Gerald · 09-13-10, 04:50 AM

In the midst of World War II, workers at a Welsh aircraft factory gave up their weekend off to build a Wellington bomber from scratch in just 24 hours. Why? To set a new world record.The workers in action - and what Wellingtons did in the war

When the country was under attack and under rationing, that, surely, was no time to be worrying about world records.

But after months of nightly bombing raids by the Luftwaffe, the Ministry of War was keen to show the world - friend and foe - that Britain could dish it out as well as take it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11107561

Note: 13 September 2010 Last updated at 09:29 GMT

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Building a bomber plane in just a day In the midst of World War II, workers at a Welsh aircraft factory gave up their weekend off to build a Wellington bomber from scratch in just 24 hours. Why? To set a new world record.The workers in action - and what Wellingtons did in the war When the country was under attack and under rationing, that, surely, was no time to be worrying about world records. But after months of nightly bombing raids by the Luftwaffe, the Ministry of War was keen to show the world - friend and foe - that Britain could dish it out as well as take it. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11107561 Note: 13 September 2010 Last updated at 09:29 GMT __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie