de Havilland
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John Buxton obituary...grammar school, Buxton went to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated in mathematics with physics in 1955. He then worked in the De Havilland aircraft company's guided weapons division. In 1958 he married Moira O'Brien, a programmer... In this article: Warwick University, King's College London, IBM, Yorkshire Evening Post, Ada, Oxford University, and Cambridge University |
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Wikipedia | October 23, 2009
De Havilland Gipsy
...trainers , liaison aircraft and air taxis , British as well as foreign, until long past WWII. Apart from helping to establish the de Havilland Aircraft Company as a manufacturer of light aircraft, it also established the company as an...
In this article: Frank Halford, Geoffrey de Havilland, ADC Cirrus, and Renault
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Guardian Unlimited | October 10, 2009
Cooking with Mother
...when she was forced to cook it. Food and its relentless preparation was somehow a chore, an enemy of life. During the war she worked for De Havilland aircraft as a Girl Friday to test pilots, one of whom used to take her for spins in his...
In this article: Gordon Ramsay, Alex James, Chicken, Soup, and Sandwich
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thestar.com | October 02, 2009
Bombardier sells 2 more Q400 airliners
...routes in Asia, Oceania and Australia. "The Q400 NextGen aircraft follows in the footsteps of a long line of robust and reliable de Havilland and Bombardier turboprops that have served our airline very well over the years," said Wasantha...
In this article: Air Niugini, Bombardier Dash, Quebec, Asia, and Australia
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Reuters | October 02, 2009
UPDATE 1-Papua New Guinea orders 2 Bombardier planes
...if the option is exercised. "Air Niugini has been a respected customer since the early 1980s when the airline acquired three 50-seat de Havilland Dash 7 aircraft," Gary R. Scott, president of Bombardier Commercial Aircraft, said in a...
In this article: Air Niugini and Papua New Guinea
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | September 18, 2009
His head in the ether and his heart in the airwaves
He was educated first at Tullamore, in central western NSW, then at Hurlstone Agricultural High School. His first job was at Hawker De Havilland, near Bankstown Airport, as an apprentice fitter. There he learned about radio and became...
In this article: Sydney, Society of Friends, Australian Communist Party, Ether, Speed of light, Brisbane, and Cancer
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The Register | September 14, 2009
Most expensive RAF aircraft ever takes to the skies
...14th September 2009 12:47 GMT Analysis The most expensive aircraft ever built for the British armed forces, a painstakingly-restored De Havilland Comet airliner outfitted as an anti-submarine patrol plane, has made its first flight.
In this article: RAF, BAE Systems, New Statesman, Michael Portillo, US Navy, Britain, and India
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Stuff | August 25, 2009
Truck crash kills woman
...collision happened just after 1.15pm and forced the closure of SH3 for more than two hours. Traffic was diverted through Corbett Rd and De Havilland Drive as emergency workers tried to free the woman's body from the wreckage of her car.
In this article: Bell Block, Shock, Honda Logo, and New Plymouth
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Reuters | August 03, 2009
UPDATE 1-Bombardier gets order for five Q400 airliners
...as of April 30. In June, Bombardier reached an agreement with nearly 3,000 workers at its de Havilland aircraft plant in Toronto, where the company assembles the Q400 turboprop aircraft, avoiding a strike. [ID:nN2376413] Bomardier...
In this article: Bombardier Aerospace, Montreal, Toronto, Bangalore, and Canada
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Reuters | June 23, 2009
UPDATE 1-Bombardier, CAW reach tentative deal, avoid strike
...turboprop built at Toronto plant (Adds details, quotes, background) By John McCrank A strike by nearly 3,000 workers at Bombardier's de Havilland aircraft plant in Toronto has been avoided after the company and the Canadian Auto Workers...
In this article: Canadian Auto Workers and Toronto
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Reuters | June 22, 2009
UPDATE 1-Strike looms at Bombardier de Havilland in Toronto
...in an agreement. The Canadian Auto Workers union, which represents about 2,750 production, skilled trades and office workers at the de Havilland plant in Toronto, said on Monday that an agreement before the strike deadline of 10 a.m. (1400...
In this article: Toronto and Canadian Auto Workers
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de Havilland
The de Havilland Aircraft Company (less commonly spelled de Haviland) was a British aviation manufacturer founded in 1920 when Airco, of which Geoffrey de Havilland had been chief designer and owner, was sold to BSA. De Havilland then set up a company under his name in September of that year at Stag Lane Aerodrome in Edgware, England. The company later moved to Hatfield in Hertfordshire, England. De Havilland Aircraft Company was responsible for producing the first passenger jet and other innovative aircraft.
- Name:
- de Havilland Aircraft Company
- Location:
- Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
- Founded:
- 1920
- Industry:
- aerospace
- Key People:
- Geoffrey de Havilland, founder and aircraft designer
- Products:
- civil and military aircraft, aero-engines, guided weapons
- Parent Company:
- Hawker Siddeley (from 1959)
- Subsidiaries:
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