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This is really sad news.
The home of the lancaster bombers are abt to close down. Forever.
"Woodford Aerodrome, the home of the Lancaster bomber, is to be closed by BAE Systems,
ending 85 years of aerospace history and prompting more than 1,000 job losses at Europe’s largest defence company. " I got this from http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/engineering/article6836056.ece"
Apparently up to 630 jobs could go at Woodford, with a further 205 at Samlesbury, and 170 at Warton, both near Preston, Lancashire.
I really don't know. I mean shouldn't they at least try keep one of them open, maybe make a history museum from it or something.
Im not just looking at the job cuts here either, these aircraft were a major part of history during ww2. They were the most important bombers and used in missions like the Dambusters raid in 1943 and the bombing of the Tirpitz, the German battleship, in 1944.
This really is a shame. Even though the premises are probably going to be sold to developers, this is a huge piece of heritage that going to be lost.
By the 2012 there are going to be a lot more people looking for http://www.careers-jobs.eu/aerospace-jobs
The home of the lancaster bombers are abt to close down. Forever.
"Woodford Aerodrome, the home of the Lancaster bomber, is to be closed by BAE Systems,
ending 85 years of aerospace history and prompting more than 1,000 job losses at Europe’s largest defence company. " I got this from http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/engineering/article6836056.ece"
Apparently up to 630 jobs could go at Woodford, with a further 205 at Samlesbury, and 170 at Warton, both near Preston, Lancashire.
I really don't know. I mean shouldn't they at least try keep one of them open, maybe make a history museum from it or something.
Im not just looking at the job cuts here either, these aircraft were a major part of history during ww2. They were the most important bombers and used in missions like the Dambusters raid in 1943 and the bombing of the Tirpitz, the German battleship, in 1944.
This really is a shame. Even though the premises are probably going to be sold to developers, this is a huge piece of heritage that going to be lost.
By the 2012 there are going to be a lot more people looking for http://www.careers-jobs.eu/aerospace-jobs
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