Barrington (Barry) Battman

Barrington (Barry) Battman shares some of his memories of his training during the wartime with Jospeh Lucas Co; Kryn & Lahy Co and his subsequent career as a Development & Design Engineer at Dowty Fuel Systems from 1949 – 1988

In 1988, Barry retired from DFS as Executive Director of Engineering Services

Interviewer: Ally McConnell

Cranfield College of Technology 1977. Some DFS engineers sent on a course with some others from Germany and Italy. The DFS guys are back row; 1, 3, 5, and 6. Front row; 1, 2, 4, 5. 7 and 8..

Barry Battman 1

Barry introduces himself and the time he spent at Dowty Fuel Systems from 1949 to 1988

Original Audio File with Dowty archive at the Gloucestershire Heritage Hub

Barry Battman 2

Barry recalls his wartime training to become an Engineer prior to joining Dowty

Original Audio File with Dowty archive at the Gloucestershire Heritage Hub

Barry Battman 3

Barry recalls the early testing of Dowty components on Whittles Jet Engine

Original Audio File with Dowty archive at the Gloucestershire Heritage Hub

Barry Battman 4

Barry shares his views on the demise of the company

Original Audio File with Dowty archive at the Gloucestershire Heritage Hub

Barry Battman 5

Barry talks about TI Group who took over the company and where some of the work went

Original Audio File with Dowty archive at the Gloucestershire Heritage Hub

Barry Battman 6

Barry talks of the working relationship between Dowty and Lucas, when working on the Goblin and Sapphire jet engines

Original Audio File with Dowty archive at the Gloucestershire Heritage Hub

Barry Battman 7

Barry relates when a product failed and he to visit Sardinia to investigate

Original Audio File with Dowty archive at the Gloucestershire Heritage Hub

Barry Battman 8

Barry talks of his early work at Lucas and Dowty on Atomisers and Spill burners

Original Audio File with Dowty archive at the Gloucestershire Heritage Hub

Author

Dowty Heritage

Time period

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06/01/2020

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