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54:
50:
49:) from 1947.
48:
44:
39:
37:
29:
27:
25:
21:
18:
1448:Saunders-Roe
1291:Handley Page
1184:de Havilland
1014:ADC Aircraft
923:Martin-Baker
893:GFS Projects
826:BBA Aviation
766:AD Aerospace
683:
671:
607:Cyril Hilsum
353:Predecessors
268:GEC Traction
263:GEC Research
195:
190:Rhys Probert
170:GEC Avionics
167:
152:
128:
108:
94:Wateringbury
91:
83:
80:GEC Avionics
72:in 1949 and
67:
40:
33:
16:
15:
1636:2014 deaths
1631:1927 births
1488:Supermarine
1206:Dowty Group
993:TUI Airways
943:Rolls-Royce
798:BAE Systems
550:Locomotives
488:BAE Systems
383:Edison Swan
329:GEC Alsthom
1625:Categories
1368:Martinsyde
1194:Propellers
1024:ABC Motors
816:(37.5% as
612:Hugo Hirst
481:Successors
202:1980-1981
174:1966-1987
156:1992-1994
100:References
68:He joined
36:Sunderland
30:Early life
1566:ADS Group
1216:ED Abbott
776:Airbus UK
752:Companies
519:Computers
129:Telegraph
1612:Category
1251:Ferranti
1049:Airspeed
958:Selex ES
908:IRVIN-GQ
672:Category
526:GEC 2050
512:Products
388:Hotpoint
1493:Vickers
1413:Parnall
1236:Euravia
1007:Defunct
968:Skyrora
933:Qinetiq
928:Meggitt
818:MBDA UK
759:Current
684:Commons
1581:NDI UK
1069:Auster
851:Cobham
600:People
541:OS4000
498:Telent
462:Tracor
372:Birlec
64:Career
1034:Airco
948:Rotol
810:(33%)
641:Other
503:Unify
379:(BTH)
303:Osram
20:FREng
1084:Avro
814:MBDA
70:BOAC
58:F-18
898:GKN
74:BEA
1627::
38:.
820:)
719:e
712:t
705:v
234:e
227:t
220:v
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