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Re: Hawker Aircraft Ltd / Ford Motor Co, Langley, Bucks
Posted by Graham ODriscoll on Fri Jul 19, 2002 03:14:50 AM
In reply top Hawker Aircraft Ltd / Ford Motor Co, Langley, Bucks posted by Ron Henry on Wed Jul 17, 2002 03:40:33 PM
I've got a feeling the old factories have already gone and the site has been re-developed into a business park. Will have a look to check the next time I'm driving down the M4.
: I've seen the topic of what might/might not be buried at C
: astle Bromwich discussed a few times on WIX. Hawker's at L
: angley could be a similar topic.
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: When the factory closed (late 1940s, I think) Ford's bough
: t it and, AIUI, built trucks there. Many yrs ago, I was pr
: esent at a discussion which maintained that underfloor cav
: ities containing aircraft parts had been sealed up when th
: e truck assembly lines were put in. Does anybody know if t
: his is true?
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: Not too long ago (within last 5 yrs?), I heard that Ford h
: ad closed the plant......
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