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  • Philippa France-Lynch on Dowty Group – People

    20/11/2023
    I have some pictures of Mike Spence, Group Director... should you like them sent through?... Mike Spence was my father....

  • John Wangermann on Dowty Fuel Systems – Synopsis

    26/10/2023
    I completed my Dowty Group Apprenticeship and then worked at Dowty Fuel Systems for 2 years from 1989 to 1991....

  • Rachel Miles on Dowty Fuel Systems – Synopsis

    13/10/2023
    My Father-in-law Alan Miles was one of the engineers that designed the fuel pump for the Harrier Jump Jet engine!...

  • Dominic on Undercarriage for the Avro Arrow CF-100

    16/09/2023
    From a visual perspective (setting aside technical), you can't help but notice the similar configuration to that of the TSR2....

  • Stephen waygood on Dowty Electronics – Gresham Lion Technology

    31/08/2023
    Started at Gresham”s 03/09/1973 Was at hanworth trading estate until the end. Single storey building knocked down

  • Alan Clark on Dowty Electronics – Gresham Lion Technology

    17/08/2023
    Gresham Lion started developing electronic systems in the 1980's. I used a Gresham Lion frame store for doing computer graphics...

  • Mathew Frost on Dowty Electronics – Gresham Lion Technology

    30/07/2023
    Racking my brain now, it must be said ! I was at Dowty Maritime around 1986/87 as a trainee draughtsman,...

  • chuddy wallah on Dowty Marine and Dowty Turbocraft – Remembered by Adrian Waddams

    25/07/2023
    The company selling them was Godfrey Davis, a large nationwide Ford dealer whose main site was at the bottom of...

  • Alcwyn Elliott on AMC Coal Show – Chicago 1980

    20/07/2023
    John. The pumps in picture 5 are 3K70/40 Hauhinco Pumps. Sorry about the mistake. I am in the process of...

  • Simon Tolley on Apprentice Training Schools

    07/07/2023
    Re comment aboveI think its Reg Stiff not Stanton.

  • Jan on Dowty Electronics – Gresham Lion Technology

    30/06/2023
    Gladys Brothers worked at Greshams in the coil winding section. Probably 1970's? Later on, she was friendly with Olive Pope...

  • Colin Jenkins on Dowty E169 Tunneling & Roadheading Machine

    21/06/2023
    I worked on the E169 and the Titan 134 at Thyssen at the Bynea workshops where they where put together...

  • John Redfern on Apprenticeship Prizegivings – 1971; 1974 & 1975

    05/06/2023
    Hello David Thank for your email and comment, unfortunately we are not able to assist with your request, we only...

  • David Plews on Apprenticeship Prizegivings – 1971; 1974 & 1975

    04/06/2023
    Hi - I seem to have misplaced by Dowty indenture certificate and wondered if it could be retrieved please? I...

  • Cathy Edge on Dowty in a village called Atworth

    28/05/2023
    George Thatcher was my granddad's first cousin. My mum and gran were evacuated to Atworth at the beginning of WW2....

  • John Redfern on The Great Escape Picnic – 1st July 2023

    26/05/2023
    1 There is to be a final briefing meeting with the authorities regarding the Great Picnic event at Cotswold Airport...

  • Dennis Woodcock on Dowty Electronics – Gresham Lion Technology

    21/05/2023
    My Father William Frank George Woodcock, known as Bill, worked there from c.1945 to the late 1970's, when he passed...

  • Philip Anthony Amphlett on Dowty Ashchurch – Post Closure

    10/05/2023
    I worked on the Inspection dealing with all of the many items used in the making of several thousand hydraulic...

  • Alcwyn Elliott on EHP High Pressure Pumps

    06/05/2023
    EHP-3K/125/50 EHP is Electric High Pressure 3K is 3 Pistons 125 is the kW 50 is the piston diameter. This...

  • Alcwyn Elliott on EHP High Pressure Pumps

    06/05/2023
    I am interested in knowing if these pumps were manufactured under license from Hauhinco. And did Dowty make a similar...

  • Bob Sinclair on Boulton Paul – People

    13/04/2023
    Some amazing pics on here, God, How old am I?

  • Ian Martyn on Dowty Electronics – Gresham Lion Technology

    24/03/2023
    I worked at Gresham, Hanworth trading estate with Tony Slater, Doug Slater, Frank Martyn and many other great guys. Pat...

  • Mitchell Swift on Dowty Electronics – Gresham Lion Technology

    24/03/2023
    Who remembers Janice Snell....?? She was working there about 1980?

  • John Redfern on Dowty Seals – Bonded Seals

    21/03/2023
    Hello Alan... there are many pages to this document and we have selected just a few to show the of...
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  • Royal Society of Saint George - Magazine Feature

    04/12/2023
    Attached is the December edition of the Royal Society of Saint George magazine. The magazine is published three times a year ...

  • Memories of Dowty by Gerald Street

    03/12/2023
    Copy of an email sent to Martin Robins from Gerald Street “Wow, thank you for those items relating to Dowty and ...

  • Sir George Dowty (CV 7th April 1972)

    01/12/2023
    In 1972 Sir George Dowty was planning for his new life in the Isle of Man. The island was very familiar ...

  • Winter 2023 Report of the Sir George Dowty Memorial Committee

    27/11/2023
    Pershore This small Worcestershire town was the place where Sir George Dowty was born, educated, and is buried. The Committee are ...
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