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From: "Chris and Caroline" <>
Subject: Re: [HantsLife] Fairey Aviation
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2001 12:27:02 -0000
References: <3C08B687.30909@zebster.com>


The Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hamble, Eastleigh, Ringway and Streton (Fairey
Group) [also Wilderspool, Warrington].From the early days Fairey was one of
the great names in British aviation, although its successors no longer build
aircraft, the name continues when it became part of the Hawkey Siddeley.
British Aerospace was formed in 1977 by the amalgamation of British Aircraft
Corporation, Hawker Siddeley Aviation, Hawker Siddeley Dynamics and Scottish
Aviation. Current Fairey Group Plc ( a specialist process technology group
focused on electronic controls, process instrumentation and filtration
systems).
Fairey Group changed its name to Spectris on May 9th 2001.

You can contact them at:

Spectris plc
Station Road
Egham
Surrey TW20 9NP
UK

Tel : +44 (0)1784 470470
Fax: +44 (0)1784 470848

Email:

Faireys had begun as Fairey Aviation - building sea planes, but when demand
slowed soon after the Second World War, Richard Fairey, who owned the
company, turned his attentions to boatbuilding. Fairey's first boat was the
Firefly - one of a series of Uffa Fox designs they produced.

".....This period just after the War was perhaps the halcyon days for
aviation locally thousands were employed in the industry, which had now
outstripped the boat building industry. Whole fleets of double decker buses
transported aircraft workers to the various companies with their destination
boards simply marked up with the company name such as Supermarine and
Follands. Fairey Aviation for instance ran four canvas covered articulated
lorries from Woolston and Bitterne to get their employees to Hamble...."
http://www.spitfireonline.co.uk/museumtour.htm

"....Some said it carried no more than 5000 troops, although, according to
reliable sources, the higher numbers are closer to the truth. Amongst this
great crowd of fighting men were 38 civilians, 18 of them, workers from the
Fairey Aviation Corporation, along with a few women and children...." THE
SINKING OF THE LANCASTRIA
http://www.kafooey.com/thoughtcafe/viewarticle.asp?articleid=256

Hope this helps Jo
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jo Challis" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 10:52 AM
Subject: [HantsLife] Fairey Aviation


> Hello all,
>
> I was wondering of anyone can tell me or point me in the direction of
> any information about Fairey Aviation. It appears my grandfather, Ronald
> Edward GOODYEAR worked there before joining the RAF and I have a photo
> of the "Fairey Aviation Team 1939" which was the soccer team, which
> shows both my grandfather and my father's godfather Alan DUNDEE.
> Can anyone help?
>
> Thanks very much
>
> Jo
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