Royal Ordnance Factory, ROF, Blackburn was part of the Ministry of Defence organisations producing components for the manufacture of armaments and arms related equipment from the late 1930 until after WWII.

Mar 25, 2023 · Look at the size of factory from air. This fascinating aerial photograph taken in 1986 gives an indication as to the scale of the ROF factory in Blackburn.

Royal Ordnance Factory, ROF, Blackburn was part of the Ministry of Defence organisations producing components for the manufacture of armaments and arms related equipment from the late 1930 until after WWII. Commonly known locally as the "Fuse" or "Fuze", because the majority of components in...

Aug 30, 2021 · A GUIDE compiled for a visit by the board to Blackburn’s ROF factory in 1957 provides us with a fascinating glimpse inside the secret world of what was once one of …

Royal Ordnance Factory, ROF, Blackburn was part of the Ministry of Defence organisations producing components for the manufacture of armaments and arms related equipment from the late 1930 until after WWII.

Feb 6, 2021 · Royal Ordnance Factory, Blackburn Trophy In 1937 a new factory opened in Lower Darwen, Blackburn, to manufacture fuzes for the war effort. The factory employed 5000 workers at the height of the Second World War and sprawled over a massive site.

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Oct 27, 2024 · The town was then home to a Royal Ordnance engineering factory in the Second World War and a shadow factory in a former cotton mill producing gas masks. At Salmesbury aerodrome BAE System manufacture parts for the Eurofighter, with testing at nearby Wharton.

May 4, 2001 · THE final countdown has begun for Blackburn's Royal Ordnance factory to close in about a year. A total of 120 jobs will be affected by the closure of the Roman Road factory, for many years...

Royal Ordnance Factory, ROF, Blackburn was part of the Ministry of Defence organisations producing components for the manufacture of armaments and arms related equipment from the late 1930 until after WWII.