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Amid the smouldering ruins of the Spitfire factory, a new strategy emerges.

Amid the smouldering ruins of the Spitfire factory, a new strategy emerges: instead of building the plane in one factory, it will be built piece by piece in garages, workshops and laundries.

Presenter: Tuppence Middleton
Producers: Alasdair Cross and Emily Knight
Editors: Chris Ledgard and Kirsten Lass

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17 minutes

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Women at work (Credit: Imperial War Museum)

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  • Sat 23 May 2020 17:32GMT
  • Sun 24 May 2020 01:32GMT
  • Sun 24 May 2020 05:32GMT
  • Sun 24 May 2020 22:32GMT
  • Sat 29 May 2021 04:32GMT
  • Sat 29 May 2021 17:32GMT
  • Sat 29 May 2021 22:32GMT
  • Sat 29 May 2021 23:32GMT
  • Sun 30 May 2021 00:32GMT
  • Sun 30 May 2021 18:32GMT
  • Mon 31 May 2021 09:32GMT

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