The Archive · 1938

Busy Aircraft Makers

Lancashire is rapidly becoming Britain's biggest aircraft construction centre, and the large numbers of workers at present employed in the industry will be substantially increased during this year, Production of carburetters for aeroplanes has begun at a former five-storey cotton mill in Oldham.

Skilled engineers and semi-skilled engineers in addition to women and girls ate being employed, Production is also commencing at a new airscrew factory at Bolton, and operations will start in the spring at the new airframe factory which is. rapidly nearing completion at. Spoke, near Liverpool.

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