How that plywood was made for the Mozzie and such

[engarde]

Quick vid showing what went into the plywood used for Brit aviation.

Some good but brief factory scenes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1d6qJJ2XGs&NR=1

[Trooper117]

Very interesting stuff.. cheers!

[Al Schlageter]

Originally Posted by Trooper117

Very interesting stuff.. cheers!

What is language in the title? (besides English)

[winny]

Forget Chippendale, the Mozzie was the finest piece of english furniture ever made

[pupaxx]

'Wooden Wonder'!!!

[Blackdog_kt]

Originally Posted by Al Schlageter

What is language in the title? (besides English)

It's Arabic letters, maybe it was shown in Egypt or something during the N.Africa campaign.

[brando]

After being wounded during the evacuation from Dunkirk, my late father-in-law was discharged from the army and returned to his pre-war occupation as a carpenter/joiner.
Having completed his apprenticeship in the furniture trade some ten years previously he was selected to work on the Mosquito project where he remained until the war's end. He also worked on the construction of the Horsa gliders.

Afterwards he spent nearly twenty in the film industry. Based at Pinewood he worked on constructing the sets for many films, including half a dozen of the James Bond movies. Eventually he returned to the aero industry as a pattern-maker. Among the items he created was the pattern around which the Harrier's jet-ducts were formed. Made from lignum vitae to withstand the heat of the production process the pattern was formed from seven interlocking pieces to enable its removal from the finished duct. I remember him explaining the need for reaching a very high standard of accuracy - measured in thousandths of an inch - and the fact that the whole thing was created by hand.
His strongest memory was always the Mossie though. He rated those as his best and most enjoyable work in a long career.

[biltongbru]

great vid thanks for posting.

Brando thanks for the interesting story of your f.i.l.