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Chief
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61:24 March 1926
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520:"Cierva designations"
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203:Specification S.22/38
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1207:The Airscrew Company
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497:"Air Horse Tragedy"
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1374:Dowty Group
1161:TUI Airways
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966:BAE Systems
393:Cierva C.40
386:Cierva C.38
369:Cierva C.30
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357:Cierva C.25
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331:Cierva C.17
327:Cierva C.14
319:Cierva C.12
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219:Fairey FB-1
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420:Cierva W.9
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109:Key people
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484:Citations
476:Aircraft.
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1076:IRVIN-GQ
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986:MBDA UK
927:Current
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616:(Spain)
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1019:Cobham
605:Cierva
568:Flight
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