Luton, Vauxhall Motors Works c.1955
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The works are still wearing camouflage paint, having been a prime target during the conflict. In the closing stages of the war, a V2 nearly hit Commer Karrier's despatch shop in Biscot Road, destroying a house. The first daylight raid set fire to oil tanks, but did no real damage to the works. The greatest raid was on the bus depot, killing one and injuring twelve. Even Whipsnade Zoo was hit. But the factory continued producing the Churchill tanks, along with inflatable decoy trucks, decoy planes, side panels for jerrycans and steel helmets.
An extract from Luton Photographic Memories.
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