- Contributed by听
- Elizabeth Lister
- People in story:听
- Gladys Baker
- Location of story:听
- Feltham, Middlesex
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A7468996
- Contributed on:听
- 02 December 2005
This story has been submitted to the People鈥檚 War site by a volunteer from CSV Berkshire on behalf of Gladys Baker and has been added to the site with her permission. Gladys Baker fully understands the site鈥檚 terms and conditions
I was 17 or 18-years-old during the war. My twin sister and I worked for an aircraft factory in Middlesex. I remember sowing the aircraft wings with blanket stitch.
Our father would walk us to the company gates and also see us inside. And if we worked nights then he would come and fetch us in the morning as well.
On Saturdays we鈥檇 go to the pictures. It cost us only 6 pence in those days. My father was quite strict with us so we had to be home by 9pm latest. When we鈥檇 come home he鈥檇 be waiting outside at the gate for us. I remember that we were never allowed to speak at the dinner table.
The aircraft company paid us every Friday. We would by mama a Fry鈥檚 chocolate cream and our dad five Woodbines cigarettes.
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