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Classic & Iconic British Aviation Ads Series: 1900 - 1970
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A Pictorial History Of The British
Aviation Industry From 1900 to 1970 From A Company Advertising
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The Age Of Mergers & Acquisitions The British Aircraft Corporation
In 1960 the British Aircraft
Corporation (B.A.C.) was established in response to government pressure
for consolidation in the aircraft and missile (aerospace) industry. |
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Government & Service
Chiefs 1960 British Aircraft Corporation - Members of The Board
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| The Viscount Knollys. Ch; Maj.-Gen.Sir Charles Dunphie. M.D.; Lord Bicester; A. O. Bluth ; Sir Sam Brown ; Sir George Edwards : E. O. Faulkner: A. H. Hird ; G. H. Houlden ; Col. A. T. Maxwell ; W. D. Opher: D. L. Pollock : Sir Leslie Rowan : Lt.-Gen. The Lord Weeks : R.. P. H. Yapp. |
| Plant locations throughout UK and
Commonwealth. Numerous subsidiary and associated companies, almost
all entirely non aeronautical: Armaments of all kinds ; buses : diesel engines (industrial, marine and rail traction) ; docks ; .dry dock. ; electronics ; excavators explosives : Hovercraft ; industrial plant for such Industries as bottling. brewing. civil engineering, earth moving. hydraulic power. mining. newspapers, refining, rubber, steel and sugar : industrial plastics: Instrumentation: nuclear research and production; petrel pumps; railway roiling stock (trailer, diesel , diesel electric and electric); ships of all kinds (passenger, passenger/cargo, tankers, and naval vessels from aircraft carriers to nuclear submarines): ship repair: steel in all forms; tractors. Vickers Research Ltd. |
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The English Electric Co Ltd - Marconi House London WC2 (Tel: Covent Garden 1234) |
| The Lord Nelson of Stafford, Ch; Hon.George Nelson. M.D.: Dr. F. P. Bowden : The Viscount Caldecote : Sir Archibald Forbes ; P. Horsfall; G. G. Phillips ; Sir Charles Snow; Sir Edward Wilshaw; Sir John Woods. |
| Plant locations throughout the UK and Commonwealth. Numerous subsidiary and associated companies, many of aeronautical importance. Aircraft (production employees are not nominally English Electric Aviation or British Aircraft Corporation.) : aircraft electrical systems ; automation equipment ; computers : diesel engines ; domestic appliances (esp. refrigerators. cookers and washing machines) : electronics·; equipment to generate, distribute and use electric power: gas turbines (industrial): hydro electric plant ; klystrons : magnetrons marine propulsion; mining gear ; nuclear power on largest scale ; rail electrification ; roll traction (diesel. diesel-electric and electric) ; rectifiers ; relays : semiconductors : steam turbines ; switch gear transformers ; TV camera tubes ; water turbines . Nelson Research and Engineering Laboratory. |
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D. Napier & Son Ltd - Acton London W3 (Tel: Shepherds Bush 1220) |
| H.Sammons. (Acton, Luton, Netherton Liverpool, Park Royal. Offices in Montreal and New York) |
| Aircraft gas turbines, de-icing systems, diesel engines (850-3500 HP); nuclear power, precision castings; ramjets, rocket engines, turbo-blowers |
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Marconi's Wireless & Telegraph Co Ltd. - Chelmsford Essex (Tel: Chelmsford 3221) |
| R.E Burnett. (Chelmsford. Subsidiaries in Canada & S.Africa) |
| Aerial systems; air traffic control ; broadcast systems (sound , TV and colour) ; communications ( air, ground and marine). doppler systems ( air and ground) ; radar (ground and marine). |
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The Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd - Filton House Bristol (Tel: Bristol 693831) |
| Bristol Aerojet (50%) - Bristol Aeroplane Co Australia - Bristol DE Mexico SA (78%) - Motores Bristol De Cuba SA - Bristol Aeroplane Co Of Canada - Bristol Aero Industries Ltd - Bristol Aeroplane Co USA - Spartan Air Services Ltd (46.5%) - Bristol Aeroplane Co New Zealand - Bristol Aircraft Services Ltd - Bristol Aeroplane Plastics Ltd - Bristol Siddely Engines Ltd (50%) - SECA (30%) - Short Bros & Harland (15.25%) - SVENSK-ENGELSK Aero Service AB - TABSA (25%) - Westland Aircraft Ltd (10%) |
| Sir W. Reginald Verdon Smith. Ch and JMD ; Sir G. Stanley White. Bt., DC; George · S. M. White, JMD; C. F. Uwins, DC. Air Chief Marshal Sir W. Alec Coryton ; Brian Davidson ; William Masterton. |
| Variously: Rocket motor cases, test vehicles, lightweight h.p. gas storage vessels, Aircraft & Engine overhaul and repair, spares, overhaul, drop tanks, effluent tanks, hulls for marine craft, piping, radomes, scanners, vehicle bodies, windshields etc, after sales for Bloodhound.. etc |
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Bristol Aircraft Ltd - Filton House Bristol (Tel: Bristol 693831) |
| J.F Harper GM (Bournemouth, Bristol, Cardiff) |
| Bristol 188, Bristol 205, Bristol 216, Bloodhound, VC10 subcontract, electronics (data processing, telemetry) |
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English Electric Aviation - Marconi House London WC2 (Tel: Covent Garden 1234) |
| The Viscount Caldecote (Accrington. Luton. Preston, Samlesbury , Stevenage , Warton.) |
| Blue Water. Lightning, Thunderbird. TSR.2, Service support for Canberra. Corporal. |
| W.A Summers (Luton) |
| H.107, Jet Provost, Ministry Of Aviation Research. |
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Vickers Armstrongs (Aircraft Ltd) - Weybridge Surrey - (Tel: Weybridge 5555) |
| Sir George Edwards (Hurn , London, Weybridge, Wisley) |
| Super VC10, Swallow study, TSR.2, Vanguard, Vigilant , Viscount, VC10, VC11. |