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  • Teresa on Arle Court – History of the House

    27/11/2021
    I have a few objects from Arle Court. My Uncle Phil brought them to Canada. I was wondering if there...

  • Dene Thomas Edward Jones on The Hydraulic Pit Prop

    26/11/2021
    My father was Roof Control Officer at the Bargoed colliery back in the 1960's. His name was Kenneth Charles Jones...

  • Martin Westwood on Laboratory Testing

    26/11/2021
    Chevaline Polaris Boost Propulsion System. YouTube have a zoom video made by members of the British Interplanetary Society and this...

  • Jonathon on Dowty Electronics – Gresham Lion Technology

    26/11/2021
    My late father was John a Phillips, technical director of Dowty Maritime Defence Systems.

  • Brittany Free on Rotol Airscrews Blade Shop

    26/10/2021
    My father and grandfather worked at Rotol. I have originals of both of the above photos in original mattes. They...

  • Peter Gruender on Dowty Rotol

    20/10/2021
    You should also mention Flight Lieutenant Eric George Philmore DFC, Service Number 152245, aged 23, Rotol Test Pilot, Staverton. Killed...

  • Nina Ahdan on Dowty Electronics (Communications Division) – Greenford

    08/10/2021
    Would you like my mums story of when she worked at Dowty Greenford in 1970’s 1980’s ? She designed the...

  • Tony Green on Apprentice Prize Giving – Press Reports

    08/10/2021
    Does anyone have photos or comment for the year 1959 -1965 I won an apprentice of the year award in...

  • SUSAN ASHTON on Dowty Electronics – Gresham Lion Technology

    07/10/2021
    I have vivid memories that Jimmy Saville attended Christmas Parties when I was the child of a mother that worked...

  • Chris Speedy on Dowty Electronics – Gresham Lion Technology

    07/10/2021
    Hi my name is Chris Speedy , I'm the son of Dr Brian Speedy who was involved with Gresham, Mr...

  • John Palmer on Dowty Air Crash – Wolverhampton

    17/09/2021
    I used to fly up to Glasgow to a forging manufacturer on these doves(Dowty had 2 aircraft). Was saddened when...

  • Jonathan Wright on Dowty Electronics – Gresham Lion Technology

    17/09/2021
    Hi, I have come into possession of a pair of heads that were supplied by Gresham Lion Electronics LTD, and...

  • Martin Westwood on Boulton Paul – People

    14/09/2021
    Malcolm Caddick. We played football together. Olly Pritchard. Research Dept. Thanks for your knowledge and wisdom. Barry Smith. Dowty Boulton...

  • Les Whitehouse on Dowty Boulton Paul – Works History

    05/09/2021
    The company were not known to be producing 'new' marine engines during that time but would have very likely been...

  • Brian Robert burrows on Dowty Boulton Paul – Works History

    30/08/2021
    This is more of a question... did they do war work on marine engines... only I understand my father was...

  • Bruce Campbell on Dowty Fuel Systems – Synopsis

    01/08/2021
    I can remember working in the calibration sheds for a short time having been loaned by Zener Designs to Dowty...

  • Dudley Whittle on Electra & Mining Exhibition 1976

    09/07/2021
    The gentleman in the white shirt is Don Farnell. Don was service manager of Dowty South Africa from 1976

  • John Redfern on Railway Wagon Buffer Test Facility – Ashchurch

    05/07/2021
    Hello Geoffrey... thank you for your email and update on the dates... there are earlier photos in the post too...

  • Geoffrey Weaver on Railway Wagon Buffer Test Facility – Ashchurch

    04/07/2021
    I notice you have circa 1960 I can tell you the test ramp was built about 1984 as I worked...

  • Vivien Blackford on Dowty in a village called Atworth

    30/06/2021
    My dad Douglas Rigg worked at Dowty in the late 50's until he retired. In the early 60's he went...

  • Alex Millar on Dowty-Hamilton Marine Jet Unit

    25/05/2021
    A Dowty Turbocraft 1959? has appeared in northern Alberta,Canada;I am assuming it is one of the Canadian built units and...

  • Debbie Johnson on Dowty McCallum Pty Ltd – Australia

    25/05/2021
    Hi David I most probably would have known your father I worked at Lansvale office from November 1976 and I...

  • Ken LeDuc on Dowty-Hamilton Marine Jet Unit

    14/05/2021
    I have a Dowty-Hamilton jet drive in a boat which has deteriorated so badly that I intend to recycle it....

  • Geoff Stanley on Boulton Paul – People

    02/05/2021
    The photo of the girls bought back fond memories. The girls third and fourth from the right are Lorraine and...
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  • Dowty Fuel Systems Re-Union - 22nd April 2022 (Provisional)

    07/12/2021
    Dowty Fuel Systems Re-Union – The Half Ball Club Hi everyone Pete Bogle and I are in the process of arranging a Reunion ...

  • Alec Mills, General Manager, Dowty Ashchurch

    29/11/2021
    Film shot by my father featuring Alec Mills, General Manager, Dowty Ashchurch, c.1963 Our thanks to David Sayed for sharing this ...

  • BPA Apprentices Re-Union 2009

    27/11/2021
    BPA Apprentice Re-Union 2009 Happy memories and great to catch up with “Old” friends…we should do it again soon! Thanks to Ron Gregory ...

  • Sonar 2031Z development at Waverley electronics

    17/08/2021
    WAVERLEY ELECTRONICS, WEYMOUTH Terry Fowler writes: This company had been given a small contract to take the Admiralty Research (Portland) designs of ...
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