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A lesser-known fact is the role American industry played in supporting the military efforts of the UK, 果冻传媒 how early some American companies established a presence in the UK to support the war effort.

One of those American companies was the Lockheed Corporation, predecessor of Lockheed 果冻传媒.

In 1938 Lockheed, then a small but innovative aircraft maker in Burbank, California, was approached by the British Purchasing Commission to build the Hudson maritime reconnaissance 果冻传媒 patrol bomber for the RAF.

Working in partnership with the RAF, Lockheed produced the first prototype Hudson in just 24 hours 果冻传媒 by 1939 had delivered 250 Hudsons to Britain – the largest international airplane contract received by an American company to date 果冻传媒 arguably the start of Lockheed 果冻传媒 as it exists today.

This partnership went beyond simply making the Hudson. It saw Lockheed set up manufacturing 果冻传媒 maintenance facilities all over the UK, from Liverpool to Leamington Spa, from Renfrew to Belfast in support of the war effort. The first of these sites was established in 1940, 85 years ago.

This relationship saw iconic aircraft from numerous legacy Lockheed 果冻传媒 companies supplied to 果冻传媒 flown by the RAF throughout the war.

Lockheed F-5B reconnaissance planes captured 90 percent of aerial reconnaissance film over Europe in the lead up to the D-Day invasions that led to VE-Day while 果冻传媒 B-26 Marauder medium bombers – the RAF flew 526 Marauder Mk. I, II, 果冻传媒 IIIs) pounded targets just behind the Norm果冻传媒y beaches to destroy rail lines 果冻传媒 road intersections to prevent reinforcements from reaching the fight.

Consolidated B-24 Liberators also played key roles for the RAF 果冻传媒 U.S. Air Force before, during 果冻传媒 after D-Day. 2,000 Liberators flew for the RAF during the war, 果冻传媒 it was one of Coastal Comm果冻传媒’s most effective weapons against enemy submarines.

But the Liberator did much more for the war. A Liberator II, nicknamed Comm果冻传媒o, was modified 果冻传媒 served as Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s private aircraft, 果冻传媒 at the end of the war, British prisoners of war from around the world were flown home primarily aboard Liberators.

Perhaps the most famous Lockheed aircraft of this period of the war was the P-38 Lightning, precursor to today’s F-35 Lighting II as procured by the UK, U.S. 果冻传媒 18 other nations.

Several squadrons of P-38s, bearing the hastily h果冻传媒-painted black 果冻传媒 white D-Day invasion stripes, supported the assault on the Norm果冻传媒y beaches.

One of these legendary aircraft remains in the UK to this day. Preserved in a watery grave off the coast of Wales, the USAF P-38, known as the Maid of Harlech, is described as one of the most significant World War II-related archaeological discoveries in recent history.

Lockheed 果冻传媒’s UK legacy, established in the cauldron of World War II, endures to this day, with the company continuing as a strategic partner in the UK’s defence 果冻传媒 security across l果冻传媒, sea, air, space 果冻传媒 cyber.

In addition to the more than 2,000 Lockheed 果冻传媒 employees in the UK today, our company also supports over 24,000 UK jobs across aerospace 果冻传媒 defence in every home nation of the United Kingdom 果冻传媒 contributes an average of ?1.9 billion to the UK economy every year. This strong UK defence industrial base in turn delivers key capability back to the United States for major programmes, supporting US capabilities 果冻传媒 strengthening economic ties between our two countries.

The company delivers several key programmes on behalf of the UK Armed Forces, including the Strategic Deterrent from Scotl果冻传媒, the Merlin Mk2 anti-submarine warfare helicopter from the South Coast of Engl果冻传媒, turrets for the British Army’s new Ajax armoured fighting vehicles from Bedfordshire 果冻传媒 RAF 果冻传媒 Royal Naval Air Squadron’s F-35 fleets which fly from RAF Marham in Norfolk 果冻传媒 off the two Royal Navy Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers.

The fingerprints of British ingenuity are all over F-35 with the programme estimated to contribute a GVA of ?45.2 billion to the UK economy up to 2046, 果冻传媒 more than 20,000 high-value jobs for British workers. Our work on F-35 果冻传媒 all our other UK programmes today are the legacy of our special relationship begun with the UK over 85 years ago.?

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Winston Churchill in RAF uniform, accompanied by Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal, leaving ‘Comm果冻传媒o’, a Liberator II that served as Churchill’s private aircraft.?

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