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T-21	4th November 2013 09:14

RAE/DRA Bedford Thurleigh

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Sir George Cayley

4th November 2013 21:02

Fascinating. Is this where the Blind Landing Unit operated from?

SGC

Genghis the Engineer

4th November 2013 21:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sir George Cayley (Post 8135339)

Fascinating. Is this where the Blind Landing Unit operated from?

SGC

It is - they offered me a job once. I turned it down to go and test training aeroplanes at Boscombe instead. Often wondered how my career would have gone if I'd picked that job - probably much the same in long retrospect.

G

John Farley

5th November 2013 10:05

BLEU statrted at Martlesham Heath in the mid 40s and moved to Bedford in 1957

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