posted on 2024-06-05, 17:47authored byTheir Finest Hour Project Team
My grandfather was an Air Raid Precaution officer based in London. He was one of the engineers who helped advise the government on the Pluto pipeline but was not allowed to discuss it with others due to national secrecy. Pluto was a long project, and they were sworn to secrecy. He had to go on board ships to check if it was working. He got involved before 1942. They weren't allowed to share photos or discuss anything until it was declassified.
History
Item list and details
1. ARP Badge
2. Pluto cable
Person the story/items relate to
Richard Thomas Vaughan
Person who shared the story/items
Michelle Valerie Macdonald
Relationship between the subject of the story and its contributor
He was my grandfather.
Type of submission
Shared at Thornton College, Buckinghamshire on 16 September 2023.