de Havilland Aeronautical Technical School Group Photographs
It was the practice for each entry of de Havilland Aeronautical Technical School students to be photographed. The official copies of these apparently no longer exist. Ken Watkins has compiled an album of all those submitted by former students. A low-resolution version of the album, currently Edition 13-1, can be viewed here. (Windows users can left click to open in this window, or right click and select ‘open in new window’.) There are still “missing” group photos and some faces remain unidentified on existing photos. If you were a former student, or a friend or relative, please do look at these images and let us know if you can help. The index to this album is reproduced below for rapid reference.
We also have a growing collection of informal group photos, both old and new. A low-resolution version of this album, currently Edition 13-2 with 21 new photographs added since Edition 12, can be viewed here.
Please note that due to the size of many of the original prints it may be necessary to zoom in or out of the screen image. The albums are available, at cost, on CD to Association members at a much higher resolution than in these on-line versions. Please contact Ken (address and email below) for the current cost, which inevitably increases as postage charges continue to escalate.
Ken is keen to expand further our collection of group photos, whether contemporary or more recent, formal or informal. Either send Ken a good copy (or an original if you are prepared to lend it to him) or a scan at 600 dpi, with black and white photos scanned in grayscale, please (colour in colour, of course!). Scanned files too large to be emailed can be sent on a CD. In whatever format, please send your photos to:
Ken Watkins, 2 Rue de Songeons, 60220
Email: braynord@orange.fr
The formal photographs in Edition 13-1 are listed below, with new photo in red:
Page Year and Location
3 1934 (Jun) Stag Lane
4 1936 (Sep) Hatfield
5 1938 (Sep) Hatfield
6/1 1943 (Apr) Salisbury Hall
6/2 Pre-1945 Intake & Staff, Hatfield
7/1 1945 Hatfield
7/2 1945 Hatfield
8 1945-46 Staff & Students, Salisbury Hall
9/1 1946 Hatfield
9/2 1947 Hatfield
10/1 1948 Staff & students, Eng. Divn. Hatfield
10/2 1949 (5 Jan) Hatfield
11/1 1949 (Autumn) Astwick Manor
11/2 1949 Lostock apprentices at Hatfield
12/1 1949 Astwick Manor D.O.
12/2 1948-49 Astwick Manor
12/3 1950 Astwick Manor
13/1 1951 Staff & Students, Chester
13/2 1951 Christchurch, 1st Intake
14/1 1954 Christchurch
14/2 1953 Staff & Students, Christchurch
15/1 1954 Staff & Students, Christchurch
15/2 1956 (14 Sep) Staff & Students, Christchurch
16/1 1957 Staff & Students, Christchurch
16/2 1958 Staff & Students, Christchurch
17/1 1952 (19 May) Hatfield
17/2 1952 (1 Oct) Astwick Manor
18/1 1953 (4 Oct) Astwick Manor
18/2 1953 (4 Oct) Astwick Manor
18/3 1953 (4 Oct) Astwick Manor
19/1 1954 (29 Aug) Chester
19/2 1954 Sep intake, Astwick Manor
20/1 1956 (29 Apr) Astwick Manor
20/2 1957 Hatfield Technical College
20/3 1958 Hatfield Technical College
21/1 1957 (15 Jan) Astwick Manor
21/2 1957 (15 Jan) Astwick Manor
21/3 1957 (15 Jan) Astwick Manor
22/1 1957 (15 Jan) Astwick Manor
22/2 1957 (15 Jan) Astwick Manor
22/3 1957 (15 Jan) Astwick Manor
22/1 1957 (15 Jan) Astwick Manor
22/2 1957 (15 Jan) Astwick Manor
22/3 1960 Astwick Manor
24/1 1957 (Nov) Astwick Manor
24/2 1957 (Nov) Astwick Manor
25/1 c.1957 Hendon Technical College
25/2 1958 (Jun) Astwick Manor
25/3 1960 (Apr) Astwick Manor
26/1 1962 Hatfield Technical College
26/2 1962 Hatfield Technical College
27/1 1964 Astwick Manor
27/2 1964 Astwick Manor
27/3 1964 Astwick Manor
28/1 1964 Astwick Manor
28/2 1964 Astwick Manor
28/3 1964 Astwick Manor
29/1 1965 Astwick Manor
29/2 1965 Astwick Manor
29/3 1965 Astwick Manor
30/1 1965 (Oct) Astwick Manor
30/2 1965 Staff & Students, Chester
Comments
- 04 May 13 13:23 John Hallett from Nottingham
- I was in the 1944 intake at Salisbury Hall, but cannot recall any group photograhs. during my years at Hatfield. Several of my contemporaies went to the US and Canada after completion of their apprenticeships. I remember we designed and built and tested a ramjet engine, fitted on the tip of boomorang shaped helicopter rotor in 1950/51 at Astwick Manor, as well as designing mountings for alternative engines for Chipmunks.
- 29 Jan 13 20:10 Roy Young from Aylsham Norfolk,
- My time being 49/54 I don't remember once being involved in a group photo shoot, I admit it would have been nice to see the chaps you spent your time with, apparently it was a regular thing particularly for the students at Astwick Manor, anyway it's too late now!
- 07 Dec 12 14:56 Ieuan Wynne-Williams from Luxembourg
- I was in the 1968 intake at Chester Apprentice school. Pers no, 17779.
- 29 Jun 12 07:57 Ian Marshall from North Suffolk
- I was in the January intake of 1957 at Astwick Manor I have no recollection of having my photograph taken in a group. However if if there is anyone who remembers me and has group shot from that time I would appreciate seeing a copy.
- 06 May 12 16:20 Manuel Mendes Barbosa from Estoril Portugal
- do you have anything about the Astwick Manor 1963 intake (February 1964)? I was there... Reply: We have recently found that in the BAE Systems Archives there is a reference to negatives of two group photos in April 1964, so you may be on one of those. Watch this space!
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