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A History of the County of Oxford
… the aerodrome was taken over by the newly formed Universal Aircraft Services Ltd, set up as a training school for pilots … and other buildings. In September 1939 the De Havilland aircraft company took over the airfield, which during the … besides acquiring 29 bungalows built by the Ministry of Aircraft Production. 297 After Smiths' engineering firm took …
A History of the County of Oxford
… by public festivities and parades. A captured German aircraft was displayed in Market Square in March 1918 in aid … for Witney's post-war development: in particular the aircraft company De Havilland developed a major repair …
A History of the County of Oxford
… which fell on Church Green, and in 1942 a crashing RAF aircraft removed the tip of the spire, masonry falling …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… the Second World War the factory was used by the Gloster Aircraft Co. but production of pianos was resumed after the …
A History of the County of Essex
… airfield was extended to provide 3 runways, 2 hangars, 50 aircraft parking areas, and living quarters for 3,000 men. It … until 1945 when the R.A.F. took over. The last military aircraft left in 1947. Squatters occupied the airfield huts …