P00784.189 Accession Number: P00784.189

Description

Six women sit around an aircraft tank sewing on the final cover by hand. They were involved in the manufacture of Beaufort and Beaufighter aircraft. (This image appears on page 241 of the album presented to Dr Edith Summerskill housed in the AWM Archive Store)

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Accession Number
P00784.189
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
c. 1944
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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