Avro Lancaster Bombers During Construction

William Grimmond, 1884 - 1952


Avro Lancaster Bombers During Construction

William Grimmond 1884 - 1952

Summary

A factory interior with part assembled planes with no wings or propellers. Several male figures in overalls attend to the planes. On right man in blue holds screw driver on right. In the nose pod of the plane, a man in brown overalls sits inside whilst a man in blue overalls holds an item into a hole at the lower part of the pod. Several other planes lined up beyond the central plane. Ladders to right and left of plane in foreground. Artificial lighting. Red wheeled cart can just be seen on left foreground. More figures can be made out to the left in the distance. A drawing of Avro Lancaster bombers under construction in a factory of A.V. Roe and Co. Ltd.


Object Name

Avro Lancaster Bombers During Construction

Creators Name

William Grimmond

Date Created

1944

Dimensions

support: 33.2cm x 51.2cm

accession number

1945.7

Support

paper

Medium

watercolour
ink
pencil


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