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General Category => Pictures and Videos => Topic started by: Lucy Lass-Tick on May 10, 2012, 07: PM

Title: ICI in the 1950s - archive footage of Billingham/Wilton
Post by: Lucy Lass-Tick on May 10, 2012, 07: PM
http://www.nrfta.org.uk/explore/nrfta/8446.html
Title: Re: ICI in the 1950s - archive footage of Billingham/Wilton
Post by: mk1 on May 10, 2012, 07: PM
Dunno if I posted this before but hey it is a nice photo.
Dig those crazy camo schemes............


Wartime ICI

(http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/1537/billinghamiciwartimecam.jpg) (http://img402.imageshack.us/i/billinghamiciwartimecam.jpg/)
Title: Re: ICI in the 1950s - archive footage of Billingham/Wilton
Post by: Lucy Lass-Tick on May 10, 2012, 07: PM
Great picture... understand that there was a barrage balloon sited nearby - also that ICI built a 'decoy' factory (not too sure exactly where, but have a feeling that it may have been on the moors).