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Oldham Aircraft Factory - NB not sure that this was ever numbered as a National factory
Construction started: 1 March 1918 (on new buildings). Contractor: Trollope and Colls Ltd. Original function: cotton mills at Hollinwood (Gorse Mill No.2) and at Shaw (Lilac Mill). Opened: July 1918. Management: Alliance Aeroplane Co Ltd. Products: Partially assembled ten Handley Page 0/400 aircraft.
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