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David Gibbings
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A Celebration of 100 Years of Westland at Yeovil
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Product details

  • ISBN 9780750998048
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 29 Oct 2021
  • Publisher: The History Press Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
  • Language: English
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‘an excellent read’ - AEROSPACE magazine

In 1915, Westland Aircraft Works was established in the country town of Yeovil. Since then, aircraft have been designed, manufactured and tested at Westland, including the Lysander, which was used to transport British agents to Europe during the Second World War. In 1948, the company focused solely on helicopters and its aircraft have been sent all over the world since then, used in life-saving with Air Ambulance and Search and Rescue, and deployed in warfare such as Balkans, Iraq and Afghanistan.

In this new and updated edition of A Quiet Country Town, David Gibbings celebrates over 100 years of Westland through an anthology of writings that retell the company’s history and its special relationship with Yeovil, which has rarely been quiet since the first aircraft took off from the airfield that now lies at its heart.
About David Gibbings
David Gibbings MBE is an ex-RAF apprentice, a retired RAF engineer/navigator and flight test engineer for helicopters and aircraft. During a long flight test career with Westland he flew with most of their helicopters. He has written several books in his career on flight topics and Westland in particular.

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