Slough made two other significant contributions to the Second World War. The first was its contribution to the development of radar. Much of the early work was done at the Radio Research Station at Ditton Park.
Secondly, the Hurricane fighter plane was built at Langley. Hawker Aircraft Ltd built a factory there in 1936, and the first Hurricanes were built in 1938. At the peak of production over 1000 were built per year. The Hurricane was one of the most important aircraft in the war, and played a vital role in the Battle of Britain.
At the end of the war Slough, like towns and villages all over the country, celebrated with services and street parties, and dozens of street bonfires that lit up the night sky - many of the bonfires had effigies of Hitler on them.
270 people from Slough were killed in the war - their names are commemorated in the Book of Remembrance at the Town Hall.