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Building the new Spitfire factory

Work on constructing the massive, state-of-the-art Castle Bromwich factory began on 15 July 1938. Within seven months, the first machinery had been installed.



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Building the steel framework for the plant
Building the steel framework for the plant
Philip Insley -- CBAF Archive/ Vickers Archives
    
 

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