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How I did my job

  • Colin Rose was an Engineer and Union Convenor at the Westland subsidiary Normalair-Garrett and remembers the role of the Rate Fixer

    Colin Rose was an Engineer and Union Convenor at the Westland subsidiary Normalair-Garrett and remembers the role of the Rate Fixer

    https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Colin-Rose-rate-fixer-.mp3
  • Colin Rose was an engineer and union convenor at the Westland subsidiary Normalair-Garrett and remembers what the company was like when he joined in 1967

    Colin Rose was an engineer and union convenor at the Westland subsidiary Normalair-Garrett and remembers what the company was like when he joined in 1967

    https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Colin-Rose-Normalair-Garrett.mp3
  • Dave Calway began his career at Westland as an apprentice and stayed 46 yrs working as an engineer in the blade shop

    Dave Calway began his career at Westland as an apprentice and stayed 46 yrs working as an engineer in the blade shop

    https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Dave-Calway-clip-his-apprenticeship-.mp3
  • Dave Calway worked in the blade shop at Westland and remembers when aluminium was used to make the blades

    Dave Calway worked in the blade shop at Westland and remembers when aluminium was used to make the blades

    https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Dave-Calway-clip-blade-shop.mp3
  • Dave Calway worked in the blade shop at Westland and remembers when the department was automated

    Dave Calway worked in the blade shop at Westland and remembers when the department was automated

    https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Dave-Calway-Milwarky-machines-clip.mp3
  • Dave Calway worked in the machine shop and remembers having to be extremely precise with his measurements

    Dave Calway worked in the machine shop and remembers having to be extremely precise with his measurements

    https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Dave-Calway-clip-precision-measuring.mp3
  • Dave Gibbings is a former Chief Flight Test Engineer at Westland and recalls using a slide rule to make his calculations

    Dave Gibbings is a former Chief Flight Test Engineer at Westland and recalls using a slide rule to make his calculations

    https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Dave-Gibbings-slide-rule-office-equipment.mp3
  • David Angulo was a Management Accountant at Westland and remembers his early days working at the Yeovil factory

    David Angulo was a Management Accountant at Westland and remembers his early days working at the Yeovil factory

    https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/David-Angulo-office-.mp3
  • David Angulo was a Management Accountant at Westland and remembers negotiating the introduction of flexi-time working

    David Angulo was a Management Accountant at Westland and remembers negotiating the introduction of flexi-time working

    https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/David-Angulo-flexi-time.mp3
  • David Angulo was a Management Accountant at Westland and remembers when offices had no computers

    David Angulo was a Management Accountant at Westland and remembers when offices had no computers

    https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/David-Angulo-computers.mp3
  • Don Berrington was Managing Director of the Helicopter Division at Westland. He became skilled at selling helicopters and many of the big orders won by the company were negotiated by him

    Don Berrington was Managing Director of the Helicopter Division at Westland. He became skilled at selling helicopters and many of the big orders won by the company were negotiated by him

    https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Don-Berrington-clip-art-of-selling-helicopter.mp3
  • Don Berrington was Managing Director of the Helicopter Division at Westland. He remembers how a problem with taking photographs during test flights was solved with a pair of ladies knickers

    Don Berrington was Managing Director of the Helicopter Division at Westland. He remembers how a problem with taking photographs during test flights was solved with a pair of ladies knickers

    https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Don-Berrington-clip-knickers-.mp3
  • Don Berrington was Managing Director of the Helicopter Division at Westland. He remembers joining the company in 1950 as an Apprentice

    Don Berrington was Managing Director of the Helicopter Division at Westland. He remembers joining the company in 1950 as an Apprentice

    https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Don-Berrington-clip-two-types-of-apprentices.mp3
  • Harry Ridgewell joined Westland as a Design Draughtsman in 1974 and remembers his job interview

    Harry Ridgewell joined Westland as a Design Draughtsman in 1974 and remembers his job interview

    https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Harry-Ridgewell-my-first-day-clip.wav
  • Harry Ridgewell was a Design Draughtsman at Westland for 34 yrs and remembers working in Technical Liaison being his first job

    Harry Ridgewell was a Design Draughtsman at Westland for 34 yrs and remembers working in Technical Liaison being his first job

    https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Harry-Ridgewell-department-where-he-worked-clip.wav
  • Harry Ridgewell was a Draughtsman at Westland for 34 yrs and remembers 'getting along well' with his Italian colleagues building the EH 101

    Harry Ridgewell was a Draughtsman at Westland for 34 yrs and remembers 'getting along well' with his Italian colleagues building the EH 101

    https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Harry-Ridgewell-language-difference-clip.wav
  • Harry Ridgewell worked as a Draughtman at Westland for 34 yrs and remembers when computers (CAD machines) replaced drawing by hand

    Harry Ridgewell worked as a Draughtman at Westland for 34 yrs and remembers when computers (CAD machines) replaced drawing by hand

    https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Harry-Ridgewell-CAD-switch-over-clip.wav
  • Ian Pavey was a Flight Test Engineer and remembers when Flight Pay was introduced

    Ian Pavey was a Flight Test Engineer and remembers when Flight Pay was introduced

    https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Ian-Pavey-clip-Flight-pay.mp3
  • Ian Pavey was a Flight Test Engineer at Westland and remembers the Yeovil factory being a friendly place to work

    Ian Pavey was a Flight Test Engineer at Westland and remembers the Yeovil factory being a friendly place to work

    https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Ian-Pavey-clip-Westland-when-he-started-work-.mp3
  • Ian Pavey was a Flight Test Engineer at Westland and remembers what the department was like to work in

    Ian Pavey was a Flight Test Engineer at Westland and remembers what the department was like to work in

    https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Ian-Pavey-clip-what-office-was-like-when-he-joined.mp3
  • Ian Pavey worked as a Flight Test Engineer on the Sea King

    Ian Pavey worked as a Flight Test Engineer on the Sea King

    https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Ian-Pavey-clip-Sea-King.mp3
  • John Groves was a Design Engineer at Westland and worked at the Ilchester factory (so called Westland shadow factory) from 1948 to 1952

    John Groves was a Design Engineer at Westland and worked at the Ilchester factory (so called Westland shadow factory) from 1948 to 1952

    https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/John-Groves-Ilchester-clip.mp3
  • John Groves was a Design Engineer at Westland for nearly 50 yrs and remembers how staff and manual employees were treated differently

    John Groves was a Design Engineer at Westland for nearly 50 yrs and remembers how staff and manual employees were treated differently

    https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/John-Groves-staff-and-manual-clip.mp3
  • June Coleman was Manager of the Travel Department at Westland and remembers her first day working at the Yeovil factory

    June Coleman was Manager of the Travel Department at Westland and remembers her first day working at the Yeovil factory

    https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/June-Coleman-23222-describes-her-work-place-when-she-began-at-Westland-72.-mp3..mp3
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