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Another reason why the Canberras and V-bombers were built in several factories instead of one may have been dispersal.If all the aircraft were built in one factory and it was damaged or destroyed production ended until the factory could be repaired or rebuilt. However, if was spread among four factories (in the case of the Canberra) and three factories (in the case of the V-bombers) you've only lost a fraction of the production if one factory is damaged or destroyed.This could have been an additional reason why Swifts were to have been built by Short & Harland as well as Supermarine, why Hunters were built by Armstrong-Whitworth and Hawker, Blackpool as well as Hawker, Kingston, and why the Javelin was built by Armstrong-Whitworth as well as Gloster.It could also have been why the Valiant had Avons, Vulcan had the Olympus and the Victor Mk 1 had Sapphires. Also the first 150 Hunters built by Armstrong-Whitworth had Sapphires instead of Avons. All the Canberras had Avons, but not all of them were built by Rolls Royce. The source that I used for Post 35 said that Napier was one of the other firms that built the Avon. I can't remember where I read it but I do recall reading that Bristol built Avons in the 1950s too.
Another reason why the Canberras and V-bombers were built in several factories instead of one may have been dispersal.
If all the aircraft were built in one factory and it was damaged or destroyed production ended until the factory could be repaired or rebuilt. However, if was spread among four factories (in the case of the Canberra) and three factories (in the case of the V-bombers) you've only lost a fraction of the production if one factory is damaged or destroyed.
This could have been an additional reason why Swifts were to have been built by Short & Harland as well as Supermarine, why Hunters were built by Armstrong-Whitworth and Hawker, Blackpool as well as Hawker, Kingston, and why the Javelin was built by Armstrong-Whitworth as well as Gloster.
It could also have been why the Valiant had Avons, Vulcan had the Olympus and the Victor Mk 1 had Sapphires. Also the first 150 Hunters built by Armstrong-Whitworth had Sapphires instead of Avons. All the Canberras had Avons, but not all of them were built by Rolls Royce. The source that I used for Post 35 said that Napier was one of the other firms that built the Avon. I can't remember where I read it but I do recall reading that Bristol built Avons in the 1950s too.
