Workers who featured in Second World War propaganda film reunited
Members of a record-breaking group of factory workers whose exploits were made into a Second World War propaganda film have been reunited.
The group, who made RAF Wellington bombers at a factory in Broughton, North Wales, were filmed as they built a plane from scratch in just under 24 hours - beating the record set by the Americans by more than a day.
The 12-minute film, complete with an American voice-over, was shown in the US to prove to North American audiences that Britain was not beaten by the blitz....
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The group, who made RAF Wellington bombers at a factory in Broughton, North Wales, were filmed as they built a plane from scratch in just under 24 hours - beating the record set by the Americans by more than a day.
The 12-minute film, complete with an American voice-over, was shown in the US to prove to North American audiences that Britain was not beaten by the blitz....