Building a Wellington Bomber in 24 Hours

[@billvogl4802]

Awesome tribute to all those workers!

[@RWBHere]

Thanks. I had no idea that the Wellybob was fabric-covered. Built to a schedule, for one job, and still at a high standard of quality that is rarely seen with modern mass-produced products.

[@paulreilly3904]

Spen, thank you for showing us this. A lovely historical record. And a reminder of the great people who gave so much and are an example to us all. I'm interested in this period of history but hopefully later generations will understand. And it must have been a real morale boost. Imagine your parents seeing you on screen.

[@davecap2641]

A reminder, if one was needed, of what an amazing generation we were blessed with when we it needed the most.

[@keithammleter3824]

It was good to hear the names of some of the people doing the work - even though I have absolutely no idea who any of them are. I bet they were proud when they and their families saw this film at the theatres.

[@ray.shoesmith]

Great video, thanks for uploading 👍

[@VincentComet-l8e]

What a fascinating piece of history! All that intricate alloy metalwork fitting snugly together then covered with canvas. So many women working on it too - and thanks for the signature, Blondie…!

[@allgood6760]

Thanks for this👍✈️ I had an Airfix 1/72 Wellington bomber kit and Wellington is our beautiful capital city.. cheers from NZ 👍🇳🇿

[@missasinenomine]

I bet you didn't make it in 24 hours!

[@robinsparkes-u1l]

Fantastic !

[@Deviation4360]

You mean assembling a Wellington Bomber. 75% of the work was done stamping out and bolting all the peices of the "Geodesic" frames that they walked in and jigged together like a lego set. Its engines are yet more work not done here. But yeh never the less a well oiled operation and thanks for digging this from the archives. It seemed remarkably clear both film and audio.

[@robertfairburn9979]

This canvas metal framework bomber was extremely strong

[@huwdavies6650]

These days, this factory produces the wings for Airbus. Hawarden, near Broughton in North Wales.

[@mala85521]

Where was this, Hawarden?

[@johndonaldson3619]

Just to be clear, what you are watching is a recreation of the event.

[@EnfieldNo4]

How do you know? Honest question. LN514 is the correct number for the record aeroplane. Just curious.

[@zoperxplex]

All the work was done using manual labor. No wonder Britain lost its competitive edge.

[@redtale6527]

No different to any other factory at the time. I just compared a picture of B32 Dominators being built at Fort Worth to Lancasters being built in the AV Roe factory in Cheshire and the work methods look pretty much the same. Just lots of people, work platforms and cranes. No robots back then.