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A hush-hush pipeline and the Isle of Wight
How a secret piece of engineering, hidden on the Isle of Wight, fuelled Allied success.
Did you know that a massive bombproof pipeline went from the Isle of Wight to France to fuel the Allied frontline after D-Day?
It was a huge technological innovation carried out by top wartime engineers in total secrecy.
Even the pumping stations that were built on the Isle of Wight to send the fuel down the huge pipeline were hidden away from prying eyes - one was neatly tucked into an old ice cream parlour.
Host: Sam Fraser
Co-host: Steve Humphrey
Speaker: Jasmine Sainsbury
Producer: Luke de Costa
Executive Producer: Ian Ramsdale
Commissioning Editor: Alistair Miskin
