The History of Westland Aircraft Limited
Bill McNaught
- Region:
- South East
- Notice Period:
- Short (maybe less than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Retirement hobby
- Fee:
- Paid: £45 plus modest travel expenses
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 9th August 2018
The history of Westland Aircraft covers the 70 years from its inception by ‘ironmongers’ Ernest and Percival Petter in 1915, though its fixed wing design and production period ending around 1948, and finally its far sighted decision to initiate helicopter production. It concludes with the infamous ‘Westland Affair of 1986 which has led to major changes in ownership. The talk will also include some of my own reminisces from 25 years with the company.
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I started work in 1961 as a Westland Helicopters engineering apprentice spending 25 years with the company before moving on to manage a number of other aviation and defence companies. I retired in 2008 and started giving talks as a hobby. My talks are all the result of extensive research of the subject and I try and include as many pictures and film as possible. I particularly like ‘fascinating historical characters’ .
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