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August 24, 2025

This is Westland Helicopters (1960s)

Filed under: Britain, History, Military, Weapons — Tags: , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

British Helicopters History
Published 17 Jan 2020

Major rationalisation of the UK aircraft industry occurred during the 1960s. With the acquisition of Bristol Helicopters, Fairey Aviation and Saunders-Roe, Westland Helicopters transformed itself into Britain’s only helicopter maker with plants at Yeovil, Weston-super-Mare, Eastleigh, and Hayes, producing helicopters for all roles.

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