Today, on the eve of the commemorative weekend to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic, we take a moment to remember the people who made it all happen.
As WWII began, fighter and bomber development was in the process of moving from biplane to mono plane designs, the use of aircraft at sea was by no means new.
As we build towards the Stones contribution to the vessels engaged in the Battle of the Atlantic, we continue our series of posts by moving the story of Stones propellers into war time production.