EAW000451 ENGLAND (1946). DH82A Tiger Moths G-AHDE and G-AHDF parked outside Luton Flying Club at Luton Airport, Luton, 1946

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WW2 Camouflage Scheme Factory

WW2 Trench System

WW2 Type 22 Pillbox

A pair of 1939 Ford Anglia E04A's. The patriotically named first Ford Anglia, launched soon after Britain declared war on Germany in early September 1939,and given the internal Ford model code of E04A, was a facelifted version of the Ford 7Y, a simple vehicle aimed at the cheap end of the market, with few features. Most were painted Ford black. Styling was typically late-1930s, with an upright radiator, the external spare wheel on the rear identifies it from the later E494A. There were standard and deluxe models, the latter having better instrumentation and, on pre-war models, running boards. Both front and rear suspensions used transverse leaf springs, and the brakes were mechanical.

2 Door Morris Eight series I The car was powered by a Morris UB series 918 cc four-cylinder side-valve engine with three bearing crankshaft and single SU carburettor with maximum power of 23.5 bhp (17.5 kW). The gearbox was a three-speed unit with synchromesh on the top two speeds and Lockheed hydraulic brakes were fitted. Coil ignition was used in a Lucas electrical system powered by a 6 volt battery and third brush dynamo. The body which was either a saloon or open tourer was mounted on a separate channel section chassis with a 7 feet 6 inches (2.29 m) wheelbase. The tourer could reach 58 mph (93 km/h) and return 45 miles per imperial gallon (6.3 L/100 km; 37 mpg-US); the saloons were a little slower. The chrome-plated radiator shell and honeycomb grille were dummies disguising the real one hidden behind. In September 1934 the bare chassis was offered for £95. For buyers of complete cars prices ranged from £118 for the basic two-seater to £142 for the four door saloon with "sunshine" roof and leather seats.[3] Bumpers and indicators were £2 10 shillings (£2.50) extra.

1935 Triumph Gloria 'Vitesse'. Between 1934 and 1938 Triumph made a large and complex range of Gloria sporting saloons, coupés, tourers, 2-seater sports cars, drophead coupés and golfer’s coupés. All these Glorias, apart from the final two models (1.5-Litre Saloon and Fourteen (1767 cc) Six-Light Saloon of 1937-1938) were powered by 1087 or 1232 cc four-cylinder or 1467 or 1991 cc six-cylinder Coventry Climax overhead inlet and side exhaust valve designed engines (modified and built under licence by Triumph). The chassis came in two lengths, with an extra 8 in (203 mm) ahead of the passenger compartment depending on whether the four- or six-cylinder engine was fitted, and had conventional non-independent suspension with semi elliptic leaf springs. The brakes were hydraulically operated using the Lockheed system with large 12 in (305 mm) drums. A four-speed transmission was fitted with an optional free wheel mechanism allowing "clutchless" gear changing. Synchromesh was fitted to the gearbox on the final Fourteen and 1.5-litre models. From August 1934 to 1936 the Gloria range included ‘Vitesse’ models (not to be confused with later Vitesses) which were up-rated, with twin carburettor engine and equipment, versions of the equivalent Gloria and slightly different bodywork in the case of some saloons. Gloria Southern Cross.

Air Raid Trench

Effluent Plant

Fuel Bowser

De Haviland Tiger Moth

Morris 8 ?

K Block ?

Bomb fell here during WW2 Killing and injuring people on the staircase

Test Track

Test Track

Eventual site of AC Block Production Facility on 3 floors Top Floor was paint shop and trim shop. Middle floor was Body in white, press shop, and final assembly Basement was a Sub assembly area, Stores and inspection area, There were two Becker lifts where pallets of material were loaded onto rollers, these lifts supplied material to both sides of the assembly line, there was also a tyre bay where wheels & tyres were assembled to the vehicle build schedule, They were then put on conveyor that took them up to middle floor to the tyre drops on the final assembly line 41A where they met the car they were scheduled for,at this point the car went onto the track on its wheels while operators worked from below to fit exhaust systems etc, while on the conveyor other operatives fitted components to mate up with the power unit in the engine bay,along with connecting up the brake circuits, at the end of the 41A conveyor the battery was fitted,the radiator was filled, a gallon of petrol added, then the car started and driven off the line to have the tracking set and the headlamp beams aligned.

Water Tower St Ann's Hill This supply eventually fed all the sprinkler systems throughout AC Block when I started work there in 1963.

Vauxhall Car and Lorry factory

Luton Flying Club

Sign reads "Beware Aircraft Landing"

WWII pillbox probably s0008467