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1942 DEFENCE: World War 2: Short Stirling heavy bombers being built
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1:17Now PlayingDate: 5th February 1942
Location: ENGLAND
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Making 'Stirlings' in large numbers
ENGLAND: Kent: Rochester: Short's:
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Workers working on wings for Short Stirling heavy bombers as another wing is winched overhead / women working to build aircraft / woman rivetting part of aircraft / retractable undercarriage of Stirling bomber being tested / man adjusting undercarriage / parts of fuselage being fitted together / aircraft being assembled
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