Episodes
War Factories: Rolls-Royce (S3EP1 Yesterday Fri 20 May 2022)
Rolls-Royce: The Rolls-Royce Merlin engine powered the Spitfire, Hurricane, Lancaster and Wellington Bombers, and the P51 Mustang, all iconic aircraft that arguably won the Battle of Britain.
Factories must mass produce in times of war. Despite having factories in Derby, Crewe, and Glasgow, Rolls-Royce was forced to licence the Merlin engine to the Packard Motor Company in Detroit due to its slow and careful manufacturing methods.
Airdate: Fri 20 May 2022 at 20:00 on Yesterday
Season 3 Episode 1
War Factories is more than the epic story of war production–it’s the untold secret story of World War II. No matter how many soldiers or how clever the generals or how daring the strategy, a war cannot be won if there are not enough bullets and steel and planes and food and tanks.