On 23rd June this year, the Willenhall Community Mural was officially revealed to the public. Its prominent position on the side of the Hagard Centre has already attracted a great deal of interest.
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| A section of the mural showing the Whitley Bomber |
An image of particular significance to the local area is the Whitley Bomber, which was manufactured just down the road at Baginton. The Chace National Service Hostel in Willenhall provided accommodation for many of the workers, who were called up from all over the country.
There are many existing photographs of this aeroplane in books and on the net, but local aeronautical enthusiast Trevor Williams has alerted the History Group to the fact that this is maybe the first time that the Whitley Bomber has been represented in community art.
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