Considering the UK was at the forefront of aviation, the fall and rise of the British aircraft and defence industry is one of the lesser-known subjects even to us Britians who often see the fall of manufacturing as just one way, though the British government has sometimes made things much worse than they could have been.
In this video, we look at the collapse of UK aircraft production and the missed opportunities together with the future possibilities now.

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