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  • Pete Howes on Dowty Group Services – Royal House

    11/03/2019
    I recall Tom Weaver talking about his new car, I believe an old Hillman with 'drybollick brakes'.

  • John Redfern on Ultra Hydraulics new Facility

    06/03/2019
    Hello Mark... many thanks for the correction... have now updated post... Regard John

  • Mark Brush on Ultra Hydraulics new Facility

    06/03/2019
    It was originally built for Dowty Actuation before Ultra Hydraulics moved in there

  • John Redfern on How to contribute to Dowty Heritage

    02/03/2019
    Hello Glenn, Apologies that you are having difficulty with our website. On the "Get Involved" page, you should also see...

  • Glenn Brockhurst on How to contribute to Dowty Heritage

    01/03/2019
    Hi I was going to upload a photo clicked the yellow box "your story" & it brought me back to...

  • Dave Goodwin on Ram Air Turbine

    25/02/2019
    Hi Bob, Ah, the first RAT I worked on. From memory, part number 680409002, the 001 having the disc springs....

  • John Redfern on New Mendip Engineering – Apprentices

    17/02/2019
    Hi Roger...thank you for your comments... its been over 50-years but I still remember you and our time together as...

  • roger rew on New Mendip Engineering – Apprentices

    16/02/2019
    I was involved in the pedal car race my name is Roger Rew (back row ) I would appreciate any...

  • John Redfern on CUMM 72 Exhibition – Olympia London 1972

    09/02/2019
    Martin... many thanks for the correction, we will now edit our post and photos. We appreciate the sharing of stories...

  • Martin Chapman on CUMM 72 Exhibition – Olympia London 1972

    08/02/2019
    This CUMM exhibition was in Olympia in London. I have many more photographs if you would like to see them....

  • Gina Wade on Dowty Rotol – Stalag

    07/02/2019
    Anybody remember someone called Fitzhugh who worked there 1940-1961 or around that time.

  • Margaret finch on Dowty Rotol – Stalag

    26/01/2019
    That brings back memories.I was a Tracer for a number of years there.

  • Robert Almond on Aeritalia G.222

    19/01/2019
    Dowty Rotol provided the engine driven gearboxes

  • By Daniel Kilmurray 07/01/2019 on New Mendip Engineering – People

    07/01/2019
    List of names are as follows: Back row standing L to R: Charlie Ward, Harold Vines, Fred Abrahams, Dennis Mortimer,...

  • Merv Jacques on Old Dowty factory in Station Street, Tewkesbury

    23/12/2018
    I worked here after completing my apprenticeship before they moved the business into the old apprenticeship section of Dowty Hydraulice...

  • Trevor Miles on Old Dowty factory in Station Street, Tewkesbury

    20/12/2018
    I worked there as an apprentice, I was there with Dowty hydraulics repair shop. Probably 1978.

  • RE on Dowty Fuel Systems – People

    20/12/2018
    Dowty Fuels Systems photo: 1989 to celebrate David Foster. No 9, standing but not named Is: Geoff Todd, worked with...

  • John Redfern on Dowty in a village called Atworth

    20/12/2018
    Sally, Many thanks for your comments. Your father must be congratulated for writing such a brilliant article, which captured the...

  • SALLY TANNER on Dowty in a village called Atworth

    20/12/2018
    My dad who wrote this paper, primarily for the Atworth history group, had just scanned through it again and brought...

  • John Redfern on New Mendip Engineering – People

    19/12/2018
    Many thanks for your message. As an ex. Mendip Apprentice myself, it would be great if Danny could send us...

  • Danny Kilmurray on New Mendip Engineering – People

    18/12/2018
    Danny says he knows every person on this photo bar a couple.Da

  • John Herring on VIP Visit – British Medical Association

    05/12/2018
    Unless there was more than one of these Local BMA branch visits, I was there on that occasion, standing in...

  • Dave Stick on Jet Test Cell at Staverton

    30/11/2018
    During the late 50s and early 60s I spent much time at the test cell. I was initially involved with...

  • John Redfern on Arle Court – Site Photos

    30/11/2018
    Hello David Firstly, many thanks for sharing your photos with the Dowty Heritage Website, I am sure that these will...
Latest pages

  • R H Bound - Technical Director

    20/03/2019
    R H Bound F.R.Ae.S, F.S.E, M.I.M.E, A.I.M.A.E was a Technical Director of Dowty Equipment, he had considerable experience of aircraft ...

  • WW2 War Time Newspaper Clippings

    19/03/2019
    Copies of World War 2 Newspaper clippings about Dowty’s during the war – national and local newspapers, along with Aircraft ...

  • Hanover Air Show 1964

    19/03/2019
    Photographs from the Hanover Air Show held in 1964, featruring the EWR VJ 101 experimental German jet fighter vertical takeoff/landing ...

  • Belly Geared Aircraft Concept

    19/03/2019
    Dowty Equipment drawing blueprint of a “Belly Geared Aircraft Concept” … never took off!
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