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A Nose section after Repair: Girls fitting supports to take the bomb-aimer's window, 1944 (oil...

A Nose section after Repair: Girls fitting supports to take the bomb-aimer's window, 1944 (oil on canvas)
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Image title
A Nose section after Repair: Girls fitting supports to take the bomb-aimer's window, 1944 (oil on canvas)
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Artist
Shephard, Rupert (1909-92) / English
Location
Imperial War Museum, London, UK
Medium
oil on canvas
Date
1944 AD (C20th AD)
Dimensions
60.3x50.1 cms
Image description

At A.V. Roe Factory in Bracebridge Heath, Lincolnshire, a female worker is at work within the inside of the nose of a Lancaster bomber, with another female worker standing and working on the nose from the outside. They are fitting supports around the edge of the hole that will be covered by the bomb aimer's window. The nose section of another Lancaster is in the background on the left.

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© Imperial War Museums / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
Great Britain / Europe / production / interior / warfare / women / munitions / repair / factory / military / reconstruction / civilian effort / british home front 1939-1945 / england / manufacturing / britain / british / manufacture / world war ii / royal air force 1939-1945 / home front / woman / industry / war art / british war work 1939-1945 / overalls / military history / war / united kingdom / second world war / industrial / painting / avro lancaster / women's work / ww2 / wwii / Painting / Mzpainting

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