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Cochin 01
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Cochin 02
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Cochin 03
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View of the airfield in May 1945. Groups of aircraft are scattered around the perimeter, some are assembled and tested, others are newly delivered airframes whuch are still preserved without their wings or tails. © IWM (A 29297)
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May 1945, preserved airframesm which arrived by sea, parked after unloading. © IWM (A 29292)
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Ceylonese workers stripping the erenol from a Chance-Vought Corsair. Underneath is the fuselage which has been protected from the weather in transit. © IWM (A 29293)
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Cochin 04
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Cochin 05
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Cochin 06
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Ceylonese workers stripping the erenol from a Chance-Vought Corsair. Underneath is the fuselage which has been protected from the weather in transit. © IWM (A 29294)
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May 1945, crated components for each aircraft arrive by road on trailers and require two cranes to off load them. © IWM (A 29291)
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May 1945, a crat of aircraft components is unpacked, the wings are the first to emerge. © IWM (A 29290)
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Cochin 07
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Cochin 08
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Cochin 09
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May 1945, after being removed from the packing cases the aircraft parts are taken to the assembly sheds. © IWM (A 29295)
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An Avenger wing being unpacked by Indian labourers. Cochin, India June 1944 © I IWM (A 24742)
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May 1945, after being unpacked by local labour the aircraft are assembled in spacious hangars by skilled fitters, riggers, electricians, radio mechanics, and armourers. © IWM (A 29296)
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