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Lend-lease to Britain. A "Whirlwind" radial airplane engine on test after assembly at an English ordnance depot, part of a shipment of lend-lease material shipped by the United States

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Lend-lease to Britain. A "Whirlwind" radial airplane engine on test after assembly at an English ordnance depot, part of a shipment of lend-lease material shipped by the United States

Lend-Lease to Britain. A "Whirlwind" radial airplane engine shipped by the United States as lend-lease is assembled at an ordnance depot in the English Midlands

Lend-Lease to Britain. A "Whirlwind" radial airplane engine shipped by the United States as lend-lease is assembled at an ordnance depot in the English Midlands

Lend-Lease to Britain. Crates of American radio sets, shipped from the United States as lend-lease arrive at a central ordnance depot in England

Lend-Lease to Britain. Fitters are at work assembling an American light tank which has just arrived at an English ordnance depot from the United States as part of a lend-lease shipment

Lend-Lease to Britain. English workmen handle a case of motor equipment arriving from the United States under lend-lease, at an unpacking bay of an ordnance depot in England

United States "lend-lease" program in eastern India. Crew of Chinese workmen are shown working on an American lend-lease Cyclone motor. This motor goes into the Hudson bomber, which is also lend-lease

Lend-lease to Britain. Spare parts of an American-made motorcycle shipped to England as lend-lease are unpacked at an ordnance depot

Lend-Lease to Britain. An American light tank is unloaded at a central ordnance depot in England, part of a lend-lease shipment from the United States

Lend-lease to Britain. A "Whirlwind" radial airplane engine on test after assembly at an English ordnance depot, part of a shipment of lend-lease material shipped by the United States

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united kingdom england safety film negatives quorndon england lend lease britain whirlwind airplane engine airplane engine test english ordnance depot english ordnance depot part shipment aviators united states history library of congress
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01/01/1940
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United States. Office of War Information.
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Quorndon (England) ,  52.74472, -1.17361
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Library of Congress
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united kingdom england safety film negatives quorndon england lend lease britain whirlwind airplane engine airplane engine test english ordnance depot english ordnance depot part shipment aviators united states history library of congress