Thermo Plastics (1960)
At a factory in Dunstable, Bedfordshire we see M, S and C, U of some men carrying a large sheet of soft plastic (cockpit cowling) which they drape over a mould and fix into position. M, S as a man in a white coat fixes a semicircular piece of wood to the end of the mould, and they clamp this into position. This is the early stages of the aircraft canopy. M, S of a woman checking a section of plastic canopy for flaws; C, U as she marks the flaws by circling with a red pencil; M, S as she pours some liquid onto the area and starts to polish it. M, S from inside the cockpit cowling of another woman polishing on the outside; low angle shot of her polishing. M, S of another woman working on the opposite side of the cockpit cowling; she starts to polish with an electric buffer. C, U from over her shoulder as she buffs. M, S of some men preparing some plastic to be made into a bath; C, Us as they fit some suction cups in place. M, S as they raise the plastic and remove a cover from beneath the plastic where there is
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