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Joe Conway worked in the Maintenance Department at Westland and was a union convenor
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John Groves was a Design Engineer at Westland and worked at the Ilchester factory (so called Westland shadow factory) from 1948 to 1952
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John Groves was a Design Engineer at Westland for nearly 50 yrs and remembers how staff and manual employees were treated differently
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John Groves worked as a Design Engineer at Westland for nearly 50 yrs and remembers the rush to get away from the factory at the end of the working day
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John Groves worked as a Design Engineer at Westland for nearly 50 yrs and remembers what the factory was like when he joined
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June Coleman was Manager of the Travel Department at Westland and remembers her first day working at the Yeovil factory
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Millie Beale worked as a cleaner at Westland in the department that built the Apache
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Mini Ostler started working at Westland when she was 17 yrs old
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Mini Ostler worked at Westland during WW2 re-building Lysanders
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Mini Ostler worked at Westland in the 1930's and then again during WW2
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Norman Pilton build gear boxes at Westland and remembers being paid extra for good work
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Norman Pilton built gear boxes and remembers working night shifts at Westland
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Norman Pilton remembers starting work at Westland in Martock in 1943 during WW2
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Norman Pilton remembers when Westland had two factories in Martock during WW2
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Norman Pilton remembers working in transmissions at Westland and being very cold
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Norman Pilton worked for Westland in Martock during WW2 and remembers what was made at the factory
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Norman Pilton worked in transmission at Westland and remembers the Progress Chaser
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Norman Pilton worked in transmissions at Westland and recalls the importance of getting to work on-time
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Norman Pilton worked in Transmissions at Westland and remembers that when he went to the toilet he had to be 'quick about it'
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Pat Proctor and Pamela Mead were employed as medical nurses by Westland and ran the medical centre for 28 yrs
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Paul Murley joined Westland straight from school in 1945 and rose to the position of Engineering Services Manager completing 44 yrs service. He remembers 'clocking in' at the start of every shift
https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Paul-Murley-clocking-in-.mp3
Susan Lewis was an Office Secretary at Westland and remembers it being a happy place to work
https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Susan-Lewis-special-days-parties-westland-club.mp3
Val Edmunds is a Performance Engineer at Westland and describes the department she works in
https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Val-Edmonds-performance-engineering-department.mp3
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World War 1: the beginning
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World War 11: wartime production
1950 to 2015
World Helicopter Speed Record
Canteen
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Computerisation
Hendford Halt
Progress chasers
VH 71 American Presidential Helicopter
Apprentices
Westland 'shadow' factories
Crash landings
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Staff and manual
Blade shop
Royal visits
Petter family
Harald Penrose
WG30
Falklands war
Diversification
No Joke Working at Westland