Made in Portsmouth: Airspeed planes in crates off to the Far East | Nostalgia

We go back in time about seven decades today for a selection of pictures from across the area taken in the 1950s.
Vietnam-bound. Two entire planes being shipped from Portsmouth company Airspeed to the Far East, about 1950.Vietnam-bound. Two entire planes being shipped from Portsmouth company Airspeed to the Far East, about 1950.
Vietnam-bound. Two entire planes being shipped from Portsmouth company Airspeed to the Far East, about 1950.

The shot of a bustling and obviously thriving London Road at North End, Portsmouth, is of particular interest.

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