philbky, why were the Boeing team invited around DeHavillands ?
Maybe I don't understand, but it would appear that yet again the British economy gives technological ideas and developments to America for nothing !
Takes for example the jet engine, miles 52 and radar, so what did Britain gain by giving away technology ?
As for Staff released from Vickers, I can understand the staff moving to Seattle to work on the 747, Our industry was dying / sorry amalgamating.
The sales market was always going to be bigger in America (and forward thinking in terms of different markets).