EAW043325 ENGLAND (1952). The Bakelite Ltd Factory, Newton Aycliffe, from the south-east, 1952. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing
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Title | [EAW043325] The Bakelite Ltd Factory, Newton Aycliffe, from the south-east, 1952. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing |
Reference | EAW043325 |
Date | 16-May-1952 |
Link | |
Place name | NEWTON AYCLIFFE |
Parish | GREAT AYCLIFFE |
District | |
Country | ENGLAND |
Easting / Northing | 426844, 523280 |
Longitude / Latitude | -1.584398978585, 54.603857584812 |
National Grid Reference | NZ268233 |
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WW2 telephone components; compatible materials developed for use in shells and mines and bombs; reinforcing materials developed for wooden aircraft, especially the Mosquito; extra factories built; production doubled.
1945 Intention to enter new fields of plastics, including vinyls for electrical insulation and other uses; a new factory would be constructed at a new site. |
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