P00784.186 Accession Number: P00784.186

Description

c. 1944. Women engaged in rear fuse wiring for fitting out an aircraft which is under construction in the background. Women were involved in most of the operations in this Aircraft Factory. (This image appears on page 236 of the album presented to Dr Edith Summerskill housed in the AWM Archive Store)

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Accession Number
P00784.186
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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