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  • 1970-3950 - Alec Bedford congratulates Vic Woodhams on his receiving an OBE for 50 years service in the aircraft industry. He was one of a team of skilled craftsman that did the first builds of new prototype aircraft. Source: Colin Bedford
  • 1971 - 25 year awards. Source: Gordon Jefferson
  • 1971 - 49100 Long service awards 1971
  • 1971-0845 - Christmas diner in the Sports Club for supervisors and foremen. Source: Colin Bedford
  • 1973 - 0163. Source: John Fricker
  • 1973 - 0557 - Finance Department. Source: Eileen Elsdon
  • 1975 - Social Group at a presentation event. Source: Hiles Family Archive
  • 1975 Long service awards at Dunsfold.
  • 1975 - 2526 Event in the Social Club. Source: Andy Green
  • August 1975 Retirement party for Ray Slade. Source: Ralph Hooper
  • Circa 1976 - Fred Hiles and Wally Rayner. Source: Hiles Family Archive
  • February 1976 - The Casemaking Department.
  • 1976-1028 Dunsfold Inter-departmental football team. 6th May 1976. Source: Derek Vine
  • 17th May 1976 - Dunsfold Flight Team on the day of the G-Hawks first flight. Source: Derek Vine
  • 1976-0502 Visit to the Kingston factory by Gerald Kaufman, then Secretary of State for Industry. Source: Roy Adolphus
  • 1976-0731 Visit to the Kingston factory by Lord Beswick, then Chairman designate of British Aerospace. Under the terms of the Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act, the British aircraft industry was nationalised into one concern called British Aerospac
  • 1976 Lord Beswick visiting Richmond Road. Source: Roy Adolphus
  • 1976 Lord Beswick visiting Richmond Road. Source: Roy Adolphus
  • 1976 - 2966 'Finals' team on the Harrier GR1. Source: Andy Green
  • 1976 - 2968 'Finals' team on the Harrier GR1. Source: Andy Green
  • 1977 Long Service Awards. Source: Jack Dowson
  • 1977 - 2360. Source: Shirley Craig
  • 1978 - 5082 Showing a Chinese delegation around the factory. Source: Roy Adolphus
  • 1979 - Works Manager Eric Goodwin's retirement.
  • 1979 The first Kingston - Brough Divisional Council meeting, bringing together manangement and employee representatives. Source: Link
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