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The article focuses on the factory specialized in the construction of wings for 350 Amiot bombers named Société des Chantiers Aéronautiques de Normandie (SCAN) based in the port city of Cherbourg, France, and founded by French industrialist Félix Amiot. Particular emphasis is given to its difficulties in recruiting specialized workers in 1940, during World War II, due to its geographical location and the general military mobilization of 1939 in France. The Amiot archives conserved at the Service Historique de la Défense in Cherbourg are examined. The factory's history within the context of France's rearmament and the decentralization of its industries are discussed.