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A History of the County of Chester
… of labour for industry in the wider region, especially in aircraft manufacturing at Broughton, at the Shotton …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… firms were formerly occupied by a First World War aircraft factory. 85 The Alliance Film Studios at St. …
A History of the County of Stafford
… the airfield was leased to Helliwells Ltd., a firm making aircraft components, and an additional lease was granted to …
A History of the County of Essex
… plant in Blackhorse Lane, which ceased about 1967. 219 The aircraft pioneer, A. V. Roe (18771958), in 1909 achieved on the marshes the first powered flight of a British aircraft, the Triplane, built under the railway arches. 220 … subsidiaries, GlobeWernicke Ltd., bookcases, and Wrighton Aircraft Ltd. The former was discontinued about 1967. 232 …
A History of the County of Stafford
… and non-ferrous metals for the motor-car, electrical, and aircraft industries. 84 Some, however, still made traditional … Springs had found a growing market in the motor-car and aircraft industries, but the town's products also ranged from …
A History of the County of Essex
… World War to prevent their use as landmarks for enemy aircraft; electric power had been introduced in 1933. The …
A History of the County of Somerset
… the airfield was still used in 2000 for flying microlight aircraft. 1 In 1941 a German Heinkel was shot down at …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… feeds, and the manufacture of agricultural equipment and aircraft materials. The increase in the population of the …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… of Hendon and Kingsbury, included Nieuport & General Aircraft Co. and British Caudron Co., manufacturers of … in 1919. Farther south, in High Road, Kilburn, the Central Aircraft Co. employed 350 workers and other aeroplane … before 1939 firms which made electrical motors and aircraft accessories and electric clocks, and forming a new …
A History of the County of Oxford
… instruments and viewing panels. 35 The De Havilland aircraft company, hampered by wartime restrictions at its … school. The factory became a repair unit for military aircraft the following year, and from 19412 overhauled … and Spitfires, turning out nearly 1,500 fully repaired aircraft by 1945; at its peak there were 1,200 workers, many …