Originally Posted by
esscee
I suspect the thinking is that Scotland is 1/4 of UK? Completely ridiculous in this case, how many Spitfires were built there? Not a lot.
Consolidated Pneumatics of Fraserburgh (now defunct, but were known locally as 'The Toolies') were a major manufacturer of RR Merlins. An old lady in Aberdeen once told me she worked there building them. She was really annoyed when they put her on night shift as she missed all the dances. Imagine asking your Granny what she did during the war and she says she built Rolls Royce Merlin engines. Straight away you'd know you'd never be as cool as her.