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A quick question...Did the all of the English motorcycle manufacturers have a military contract during WWII?
I always thought it was mainly Triumph, but then I remembered the Flying Flea, and I just now ran across this photo of a Canadian soldier parading around Italy in 1943, on a Norton, so it's got me thinkin'. Anyone versed on English Motorcycles during WWII?

 
Norton WD16H was a popular bike as it was reliable and easy to maintain. The Royal Enfield flying flea and Triumph 3HW were produced
in large numbers as well (Triumph was around 40,000). There was also the BSA M20 - Birmingham Small Arms company - otherwise BSA
was also known to mean Bloody Sore Arse. There were also the small paratroop bikes.


Motorcycle production in WWII was quite high with the WLA Harley coming in at 88,000, Zundapp 18,000, BMW R75 16 to 17,500,
and Moto Guzzi Alce models at over 6,000.

It's probably a large subject in itself.
 
You have what you need here :

 
syscom3 said:
A general view of the production line at the Glenn L Martin Company plant in Baltimore, America, on June 17, 1940, showing twin engine bomber planes being assembled.

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Martin 167F for France, where it was called "le Glenn", or 167B for England, where it was called "Maryland". But given the date of this photo - a few days before the fall of France - it is certain that this production line only benefited the English.
 
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