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Millie Beale worked as a cleaner at Westland in the department that built the Apache
https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Millie-Beale-4-3422-my-job-at-Westland-Apache.mp3
Mini Ostler worked at Westlands during WW2 and remembers when the factory was bombed
https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Mini-Ostler-3-1222-bombs-on-Westland-WW2.mp3
Mini Ostler worked at Westland in the 1930's and then again during WW2
https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Mini-Ostler-getting-to-work-clocking-in-working-week.mp3
Mini Ostler started working at Westland when she was 17 yrs old
https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Mini-Ostler-5-0322-17-when-joined-Westland-1930.mp3
Mini Ostler worked at Westland during WW2 re-building Lysanders
https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Mini-Ostler-3-4022-WW2-re-joined-Fitting-Shop-.mp3
Clive Guest was a Crew Chief at Westland and joined shortly before the Westland Affair and financial collapse of 1985/6
https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Clive-Guest-clip-early-days-G-Lynx-Cutney-Westland-Affair-BERP-blade.mp3
Clive Guest was Crew Chief on G-Lynx when it set the World Helicopter Speed Record 11th August 1986
https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Clive-Guest-clip-G-Lynx-modifications.mp3
Geoff Byham was Chief Engineer at Westland and remembers working on the development of the Wildcat
https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Geoff-Byham-Lynx-to-Wildcat-.mp3
Dave Gibbings is a former Chief Flight Test Engineer at Westland and remembers one of his heroes, the renowned aircraft designer, W.E.W. Petter
https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Dave-Gibbings-1930s-W-W-Petter-.mp3
Dave Gibbings is a former Chief Flight Test Engineer at Westland and remembers the Dragonfly being the first helicopter to be built at the Yeovil factory
https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Dave-Gibbings-beginning-of-heli-production-industry-rationalisation-.mp3
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
Dave Gibbings is a former Chief Flight Test Engineer at Westland and remembers when the Wapiti was built at the Yeovil factory
https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Dave-Gibbings-Wappitti-naming-aircraft-.mp3
Dave Gibbings is a former Chief Flight Test Engineer at Westland and remembers when work started building the Apache AH-64 Longbow helicopter
https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Dave-Gibbings-Apache-.mp3
Dave Gibbings is a former Chief Flight Test Engineer at Westland and remembers working on the Lynx Helicopter at the start of his career
https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Dave-Gibbings-Lynx-.mp3
Dave Gibbings is a former Chief Flight Test Engineer at Westland and recalls how well the Yeovil factory responded to the Falklands War in 1982
https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Dave-Gibbings-Falklands-.mp3
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
June Coleman was Manager of the Travel Department and remembers when women were in a minority at Westland
https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/June-Coleman-5222-women-in-the-work-place-.mp3
Joe Conway was a Union Convenor at Westland and remembers setting-up the Welfare Committee
https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Joe-Conway-Welfare-Ctte-.mp3
Dave Gibbings is a former Chief Flight Test Engineer at Westland and recalls when everyone arriving for work at the Yeovil factory had to 'clock in'
https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Dave-clocking-in-2.mp3
Colin Hague was Chief Test pilot at Westland and recalls his first day working at the Yeovil factory
https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Colin-Hague-My-First-Day-clip.mp3
Dave Gibbings is a former Chief Flight Test Engineer at Westland and remembers the bravery of Harald Penrose who was Westland's Chief Test pilot from 1931 to 1953
https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Dave-Gibbings-Harold-Penrose-.mp3
Michael Heseltine was Secretary of State for Defence at the time of the Westland Affair 1985/86
https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Heseltine-Westland-Affair-.mp3
Joe Conway worked in the Maintenance Department at Westland and was a union convenor
https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Joe-Conway-maintenance-section-clip.mp3
Joe Conway was a Union Convenor at Westland and remembers the contract to build new helicopters for the President of the United States
https://www.westland100.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Joe-Conway-Presidential-heli-order-clip.mp3
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