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Ruby Openshaw

Руби Опеншо

1923 – 2011

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Biography

Ruby Openshaw worked at the Avro aircraft factory in Chadderton, Manchester, which produced the iconic Lancaster bomber. She was part of the team that built the modified Lancasters used by 617 Squadron — the famous Dambusters — for the raids on the Ruhr dams in May 1943. Ruby's job was fitting electrical wiring harnesses in the fuselage, intricate work requiring steady hands. The factory built over 3,000 Lancasters during the war. Ruby always said she was proudest when she heard Lancasters flying overhead and knew she had helped build them.

Biography (Russian)

Руби Опеншо работала на заводе Avro в Чаддертоне, Манчестер, производившем легендарный бомбардировщик Lancaster. Она участвовала в сборке модифицированных Lancaster для 617-й эскадрильи — знаменитых «Разрушителей плотин». Руби прокладывала электропроводку в фюзеляже. Завод построил более 3000 Lancaster за войну.