Date:1940 - 1941 (c.)
Description:Sir Stafford Cripps, was visiting Boulton Paul Ltd. in his capacity as minister of aircraft production, during the Second World War. He was a prominent British statesman and was promoted several times, to later become Chancellor of the Exchequer, before retiring in 1950. He is shown talking to a member of Boulton Paul's staff, beside a 'D' type turret. This type of turret was fitted to the Defiant aircraft which was a World War Two Bomber Destroyer.
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This photograph is taken of Boulton Paul's factory shop floor. It shows three men undertaking repairs ...
This photograph shows an interior view of the factory, which was taken from above the shop floor. Represented ...
This photograph was taken on the airfield next to the site of the Boulton Paul factory, were planes ...
Sir Stafford Cripps, was visiting Boulton Paul Ltd. in his capacity as minister of aircraft production, ...
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Image courtesy of: Boulton Paul Aircraft Association
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Source: Codsall and Bilbrook Local History Society , Boulton Paul Aircraft Association
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