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Harry Ridgewell
Harry Ridgewell
Harry Ridgewell joined Westland as a Design Draughtsman in 1974 and remembers his job interview
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Harry Ridgewell was a Design Draughtsman at Westland for 34 yrs and remembers working in Technical Liaison being his first job
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Harry Ridgewell was a design draughtsman on the EH 101 and remembers its maiden flight
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Harry Ridgewell was a Draughtsman at Westland for 34 yrs and remembers 'getting along well' with his Italian colleagues building the EH 101
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Harry Ridgewell worked as a Draughtman at Westland for 34 yrs and remembers when computers (CAD machines) replaced drawing by hand
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