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A possible reprieve for the factory but is it too late for the airfield ? ;
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The whole Brough situation has been very badly reported, even in the local press which should know better.
The Technical departments at the site are very busy supporting the world-wide Hawk fleet and continued developments + the Structural test facility working away on a range of Projects. The production departments got a partial reprieve after the Saudi order was announced, retaining some key skilled work and manufacture. The bulk of the major items manufacture and assembly will now be done over the Pennines. All the new order does is ensure the work planned to be carried out continues for a while longer.

In the meantime, the footprint is being reduced. Other users are starting to occupying some of the buildings. The airfield is still open on a PPO basis (a Warton comms aircraft was in recently). The remaining airframes are also being moved acros to Warton.

All in all, from 5,500 employees 30 years ago down to 800 is very hard to swallow.

hi
Your twin -engine thing was a PA-44 G-BGCO

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