The Brabazon and Charlton Village

Make sure your volume is on: "...an army of contractors had started to build..."

Show transcript

'I found the Filton factory a fascinating and exciting place. On the airfield an army of contractors had started to build a huge runway, in preparation for the flight testing of the Bristol Brabazon. Beside the runway was a vast assembly hall, and flight sheds, which were being constructed. This was ready for the first prototype powered by Bristol Centaurus piston engines, and that's where it would be housed.'

Credit: Filton Community History
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