来自MSN29 天
Factories Roll Tanks Off Their Production Line in WWII
The automobile industry in 1942 was partially converted to producing tanks to help in WWII. Father-daughter duo decipher message coming from Mars Netflix viewers say underrated action film is ...
BBC3 年
Plaque to Aycliffe Angels WWII factory women unveiled
A blue plaque commemorating women who worked in a World War Two munitions factory has been unveiled. The women were known as the Aycliffe Angels due to their work at the factory in Newton Aycliffe ...
BBC5 年
Lancaster Bomber crews reunite at WW2 plane factory
Lancaster Bomber veterans have visited a factory where the World War Two plane was built 80 years ago. The Avro factory in Chadderton, Greater Manchester, built up to seven bombers a day during ...
Business Insider4 年
Inside the factory where 30 million plastic poppies every year
The Poppy Factory in Richmond creates poppy products for the Royal British Legion's annual poppy appeal. Each poppy starts as a plastic stem, imported into the factory. The paper leaf and petal ...
Daily Press24 天
‘Rosie the Riveter’ immerses audiences in a celebration of WWII factory workers
The audience will move through the museum, following as Rosie and other women factory workers share their struggles and victories in World War II America. The show honors the more than 16 million ...
BBC9 个月
Ernest Townsend: Artist who disguised factory in WW2 set for honour
An artist who disguised a Rolls-Royce factory roof as houses during World War Two to prevent Nazi aerial attacks has been nominated to have a council chamber named in his honour. Ernest Townsend ...