Valentine's Day Coach Trip Was for Firm's Test Bed Staff and Their Partners
Derby Evening Telegraph › March 28, 2011
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Our photographs of a Rolls-Royce staff outing to Nottingham on Valentine's Day 1953 brought in responses from several readers who recognised people on the pictures. Sarah Powlson reports.
WHEN John Orme joined the Rolls-Royce A-site department in 1958/ 9, it was known as Dept 365 (later 376) Turboprop Development department, Sinfin 'A' site.See the full content of this document
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Valentine's Day Coach Trip Was for Firm's Test Bed Staff and Their Partners
"It comprised mainly Dart and Tyne engine development testing but with some Merlin work too," said John, of Willington, who contacted Bygones to say it was members of that department who w...
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