This article was published in the Daily Express when Desmond Plunkett, one of the Fairey Surveys pilots, died in 2002. He was one of the RAF prisoners of war immortalised in the file ‘The Great Escape’.
Memorabilia
Derek Minter starts this post off with his old employment letters. Does anyone have any other interesting bits and pieces to add? All contributions gratefully received – use the Contact form to let us know if you have anything, and we’ll be in touch. We don’t have to post names …
Topical Fish
Jean Fostekew contributed this, taken from an old Fairey Air Surveys newsletter.
Old Faireys
The staff photograph outside the office in Reform Road was taken after the takeover by Clyde, about 1979. At one of the White Waltham reunions a few years ago, everyone was asked to fill in all the names they could remember. There are still gaps, so if you can fill them in, please let us know.
- DM04 Old Faireys
People
Photos of Fairey Surveys employees, then and now …
on the way to South Africa.