Field Marshall Lenny Posted August 4, 2016 Field Marshall Share Posted August 4, 2016 I'm doing a bit of research on my grandfather and namesake. Somerset Light Infantry in WW1, wounded at the Somme, transferred to the ASC MT, joined a Siege Battery Ammunition Column. Turns out he was a lorry driver driving ammunition up to the battery. Wow, scary dangerous job. Anyway, he was a furniture restorer to trade and my gran said he "made aircraft" in WW2. Only today I got his marriage certificate from 1942 where he is described as "Aircraft Fitter Assembler." Now, the only Scottish shadow factory I can find on the net is Blackburn, but that's miles away from where he lived. Morris Furniture in Glasgow made wooden propellers and a few other wooden parts but they were based in Glasgow. They mainly employed women, but they wouldn't be described as fitters would they? He lived in Airdrie so of course he could travel, but wonder if anyone knows more about shadow aircraft factories apart from what I've found on the net.???? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrie Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 (edited) Morris Furniture also had a factory near Clachan of Campsie....( Milton of Campsie) it was still working till fairly recently...might still be......could it have been there?? You dont have any idea what sort of aircraft he was building do you?? might help narrow the search down a wee bit, cos, aircraft like the Mosquito were built like a kit, even the smallest joiners shop was producing parts for them....I've seen pictures of a Mossie fueselage coming out of a piano builders factory...:) There's also a cracking WW2 research page on FB...give them a shout...https://www.facebook.com/groups/103715686627022/ Edited August 4, 2016 by Norrie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Field Marshall Lenny Posted August 11, 2016 Author Field Marshall Share Posted August 11, 2016 On 04/08/2016 at 14:51, Norrie said: Morris Furniture also had a factory near Clachan of Campsie....( Milton of Campsie) it was still working till fairly recently...might still be......could it have been there?? You dont have any idea what sort of aircraft he was building do you?? might help narrow the search down a wee bit, cos, aircraft like the Mosquito were built like a kit, even the smallest joiners shop was producing parts for them....I've seen pictures of a Mossie fueselage coming out of a piano builders factory...:) There's also a cracking WW2 research page on FB...give them a shout...https://www.facebook.com/groups/103715686627022/ Cheers Norrie, haven't a clue. only that he was a furniture restorer by trade before being a fitter/assembler. He lived in Airdrie at the time. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Sorry to you I haven't read this before now, But how very interesting it is to read..! Many Thanks....Desert Rat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrie Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 I would almost guarantee it was Mosquito body parts he was building, as components for the aircraft were built in furniture factories all over Great Britain, then went to the assembly factories from there..:) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Hello Norrie, Many thanks for the info.....I never realized they made the Mosquito parts from all over the UK....Best to you.....Desert Rat/ Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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