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Ministry of Aircraft Production

The wartime British government department responsible for aircraft manufacture, which bought Spring Quarry at Corsham outright in 1940 and converted it into an underground aero-engine factory.

Mines operated

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Spring Quarry Wiltshire 1940–1945

Record created: 23 September 2026 · Last researched: 23 September 2026

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