Westland Helicopters Signed Card
Ted Ciastula, Chief designer Saunders-Roe at the time of the
Westland takeover. Responsible for designing P531, Scout, Wasp as senior
designer at Hayes played an important part in the initial design of the WG-13,
which was to become Lynx
Jazz Young, in charge of the stress office at Hayes.
Desmond Liegh, senior
Stressman at Hayes and later at Yeovil.
Sid Smith,
John Wilson,
Bill Spinks,
Graham Cole, Sales and Marketing at Yeovil, resident in
Brazil for many years. Became Chairman
of Westland. Awarded CBE
Gilbert Hatton, Production at Hayes
Syd Williams, Inspection at Hayes
Tony Underwood, Structural department Hayes
Ted Roadnight, vibration specialist, moved to Yeovil 1970,
Subsequently joined Marketing
A Boardman, MOD Resident Technical Officer (RTO)
John Firmin Electrical, Radio, Avionics Development, From
1969 Retired 1993 in charge Avionics
Reg Maltby, Senior design; I think Wessex, Sea king etc
Arthur Baker; senior development Test Engineer.
Reg Swinfield: Chief Stressman Hayes, later at Yeovil
Stan Thear: Electrical design Hayes
Cyril Scott: i/c Radio section White Waltham
Jimmy Wildhaber; Stress Hayes and later I think White
Waltham
Betty Tillyer: Central registry Hayes
Mike Breward; Projects Yeovil
Eric Stanmore ; Radio
Installations
George Isaacs: Chief Electrical designer Hayes and later
Yeovil
Stan Griggs; senior design, Electrical or
Mechanical
Bill Pemberton: Hydraulics Designer Hayes and later Yeovil
Roy Cowdrey; Structural design Hayes later Yeovil
Bill Reading;
Les Fitzgerald: Hydraulics
Mike Kelly ; Superintendent
White Waltham South, Fairey managed RAF site
Dr Winney: Very Senior Hayes, Head of Technical office
David Balmford; Dynamics Hayes, Chief Dynamics Yeovil became
Chief Scientist
Alan Vincent Dynamics
Hayes and Yeovil
Mostyn-Davis; Projects Hayes and Yeovil
Steve Templar: Engineering Management Hayes later Yeovil
Jim Schofield; Propulsion Rotodyne, Armament design Yeovil
George Garaghty: Aerodynamics
Vic Adams: computing in 1957?
Keiron Mackenzie: Chief aerodynamicist Hayes later Yeovil
George Smith-Pert : Transmission design Yeovil
Alan Smith; Lynx Programme Manager
David Gibbings;
R D Trumper; Chief Development Engineer Hayes and Yeovil
Vic Rogers, Head Stress Hayes, Chief designer Yeovil became
Director
John Morton Test Pilot
Ron Cure: rotor design Hayes
Keith Chadbourn ; Test Pilot
Archie Pitt ; White Waltham North site superintendent
Jack Packett; costing
Dr George Hislop; Chief designer Rotodyne became MD at
Yeovil
Bill Denyer; Mechanical designer
Roger Strange ; Programme Management

Sir Francis Chichester signed menu in recognition of his solo yacht crossing
Dinner in honour of French Air Rally hosts 1963
Signed by Claude Grahame-White, Brabazon of Tara and Alan Lennox-Boyd
Royal Aero Club menu signed by following early aviators:-
Lord Barbazon of Tara 1884-1964
Edward Keith Davies 1885-1968
James George Weir 1887-1973
Sir Thomas Sopwith 1888-1989
Andrew George Board 1878-1973

Medal awarded to G/Capt E.N Ryder for competing in the race.
Menu signed by the following, plus 1 un-identified.
G/C Edgar Norman Ryder DFC* (1914-1995)
W/Cdr Charles Maughan (1923-2009)
Colonel Charles Frederick Howard Gough MC (1901-1977)
Eric Rylands
Arthur Wareham (1909-1985) Editor of Daily Mail
Maj Jacques Allez (President of French Aero Club)
Maj Jack Stewart OBE (Aviation Consultant)

A very nice multi-signed Dinner menu commerating the first flights of deHavilland Comet on the 27th July 1949 and the Bristol Brabazon on the September 4th 1949.This dinner was held at the Dorchester Hotel,Park Lane W London on Wednesday December 20th 1950. It has been signed by several of those involved in the Brabazon and Comet programs.
John Cunningham (1917-2002) - de Havilland Chief Test Pilot - maiden flight of the de Havilland Comet
A.J. 'Bill' Pegg (1906-1978) - Bristol Aeroplane Co. Chief Test Pilot - maiden flight of the Bristol Brabazon
Cyril Uwins (1896-1972)- Former Bristol Aeroplane Co. Chief Test Pilot
Archilbald Russell (1904-1995) - Chief Designer of the Bristol Brabazon
Kennelm Bartlett (1892-1960) - Bristol Aeroplane Co. Sales Director
Clarence (Clary) S. Thom (1900-1960)- de Havilland Sales Director
Sir Aubrey F.Burke (1904-1989) - de Havilland Engine Co. Managing Director
F.E.N.St.Barbe (1892-1975) - de Havilland Business Director
If anyone can identify the remaining two signatures, please email me and let me know

Cartoon from the 1954 Aeroplane magazine depicting the Awards Dinner.
Listed below are some of the signatories of the Dinner menu. It reads like a who's who of British Aviation History,with outstanding Test Pilots,Designers and Engineers.
Michael J. 'Mike' Lithgow (1920-1963) - Supermarine Test Pilot
World Speed Record
Sqn Ldr Neville F.Duke (1921-2007) - Hawker Test Pilot
World Speed Record
Sir Sydney Camm (1893-1966) - Aircraft Designer
Designed the Hurricane, Seahawk,Hunter and Harrier
Albert. G.Elliot (1889-1978) - Rolls Royce Chief engineer
Designed the Rolls Royce Merlin and Avon Engines.