CCI Digest 804 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Small Companies and Aircraft Manufacture by Nick Forder 2) RE: [AB-IX] Small Companies and Aircraft Manufacture by Nick Forder 3) Paul Bewsher Obit by Nick Forder 4) Re: George Holt Thomas by "Peter Wright" 5) RE: [AB-IX] Small Companies and Aircraft Manufacture by "Andy Kemp" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 08:47:02 -0000 From: Nick Forder To: "Cci (E-mail)" Cc: "bapclist@egroups. com (E-mail)" , Subject: Small Companies and Aircraft Manufacture Message-ID: <059A77A01B10D611B19C00065B19D2F33F86E0@EXCHANGE> I have come across references to aircraft manufacturing systems being set up in Glasgow, Manchester and Coventry (amongst other places) during WW1 which involved widespread subcontracting of parts to smaller companies. Possibly this is the origin of the suggestion that George & Jobling made Camels ? I wonder if any records of these companies' activities still exist ? Copies of Flight etc are abound with adverts which give some information, and here are a few from Janes 1919 : John Dawson's, Victoria Works, Newcastle Whitworth Engineering Co, High Road, North Finchley, London N12 Rudge-Whitworth Ltd, Coventry Harris & Sheldon Ltd, Stafford St, Birmingham Navarro Aviation Co Ltd, Burton-on-Trent British Cellulose and Chemical Manufacturing Co Ltd, Sponden, Derby BTH Co Ltd, Lower Ford Street, Coventry James Talbot & Davison (1916) Ltd, Waveney Works, Freemantle Road, Lowestoft ML Magneto Syndicate Ltd, Coventry Callender's, Anchor Works, Leigh, Lancs F Reddaway & Co Ltd, Pendleton, Manchester Attwater & Sons, Hopwood Street Mills, Preston J&E Dalton & Co Ltd, New Mills, Stockport Can anyone provide any further information ? Nick ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 10:40:08 -0000 From: Nick Forder To: "'Martinburney@aol.com'" Cc: "bapclist@egroups. com (E-mail)" , Subject: RE: [AB-IX] Small Companies and Aircraft Manufacture Message-ID: <059A77A01B10D611B19C00065B19D2F33F86E5@EXCHANGE> Martin Yes please ! Nick -----Original Message----- From: Martinburney@aol.com [mailto:Martinburney@aol.com] Sent: 31 January 2003 10:37 To: n.forder@msim.org.uk Cc: ab-ix@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [AB-IX] Small Companies and Aircraft Manufacture Hi Nick As a matter of interest, some time ago, I started a database of Aircraft & Component Factories. Although I have a list of over 750 companies ( included repeat names but different locations ) it is far from complete. I can make the list available, to anyone if of interest, as extra information that is missing from my list, is always appreciated. The list is available either in Excel or Works format. Regards Martin ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 14:00:20 -0000 From: Nick Forder To: "Cci (E-mail)" Subject: Paul Bewsher Obit Message-ID: <059A77A01B10D611B19C00065B19D2F33F86ED@EXCHANGE> While looking for Biard's obit in the Times (Page 14e, 20 Jan 1966), I came across that for Paul Bewsher (he of 'Green Balls', 'Bomibing of Bruges' etc). Bewsher's obit (Page 14 e, 19 Jan 1966) notes that he Died aged 71 Educated at Colet Court London and St Paul's Prep School (of which his father was headmaster for 40 years) and then at St Paul's School. Served in RNAS in WW1 Joined Daily Mail as a reporter in 1920. Obit didn't make Flight. Nick ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 19:56:24 -0000 From: "Peter Wright" To: Subject: Re: George Holt Thomas Message-ID: <002401c2c962$ea780f70$a86d01d5@NELLIE> Nick, I know you don't think much of Longyard's 'Who's Who' book, but he says that GHT was a newspaper publisher pre 1906 and he died in 1929. Peter W. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick Forder" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 8:44 AM Subject: [CCI] George Holt Thomas > Does anyone know anything about the early life (pre meeting with Farman in > 1906) of George Holt Thomas ? There is a posting on the Air-Britain list > which suggests a number of errors in Mick Davis' AirCo book. I am fairly > sure that Mick's main source of info on GHT was the Dictionary of National > Biography CD-ROM (supplied by me via the omnipresent Kevin Kelly), so it > seems that is wrong too. > > I don't know of a 'proper' biog of GHT. Has anyone else done any digging ? > > Nick > > PS He came from Brixton Hill, London ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 22:37:11 -0000 From: "Andy Kemp" To: Subject: RE: [AB-IX] Small Companies and Aircraft Manufacture Message-ID: <004201c2c979$9cc18830$0100a8c0@DAD> Hi Nick Would your friend care for his research to be made available to us all, via the CCI web site? It sounds interesting :-) Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick Forder" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 10:49 AM Subject: [CCI] RE: [AB-IX] Small Companies and Aircraft Manufacture > Martin > > Yes please ! > > Nick > > -----Original Message----- > From: Martinburney@aol.com [mailto:Martinburney@aol.com] > Sent: 31 January 2003 10:37 > To: n.forder@msim.org.uk > Cc: ab-ix@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [AB-IX] Small Companies and Aircraft Manufacture > > > Hi Nick > > As a matter of interest, some time ago, I started a database of Aircraft & > Component Factories. Although I have a list of over 750 companies ( included > > repeat names but different locations ) it is far from complete. > > I can make the list available, to anyone if of interest, as extra > information > that is missing from my list, is always appreciated. The list is available > either in Excel or Works format. > > Regards Martin > > ------------------------------ End of CCI Digest 804 *********************