AEROSPACE - fixed wing, rotor, satellites, major security systems, associated military hardware / software. The editor, Geoffrey E. Dixon-Hamilton, and this title [ Anglo-Nordic [Trade] Times Intl./ LOOK NORDIC have long had an association, with the aerospace industry, within the 31 year span of editorial: 100s of pages promoted the aerospace industry, and its associated services. Special attention has been made to attending the respective major international air shows, not least of which has been, Farnborough, Berlin, and Paris-Le Bourget Air Show. Special press tours have been attended, such as the excellent SAAB AEROSPACE [ Gripen ] 1994 press tour. Associated technologies have, also been linked, as these include ground based military hardware and software. The former including the Challenger tank, and personnel carriers, both land and amphibious. Visits have been made to the manufacturing and assembly plants based in England, Sweden, Finland, Germany. © Webmaster G. E. DIXON-HAMILTON PP & T G 04.08.2008.
Page dedicated to the Hamilton's / Dixon's in the R. A. F., who fought so bravely for their country in The Battle Of Britain: against Luftwaffe attack "Adlertag", 13.08.1940. "Battle Day" 15.09.40. Dixon CAW, JA ,G, L. Wings Nos. 310 [ Cech] / 302 [ Polish ]. Names: Mr - AC, AL, CB, CE, HR, JS, Hamilton ( DFC ). My late step-father, [ Sgnt. Robert Ian "Pidge" Hamilton, R. A. S. C., Watford ] had several brothers ( of family 10 ) in the RAF, who were killed when a Wellington [ Lancaster ] bomber in which they were crew members was shot down, after a mission towards the very end of the war. - tragic. The above names appear on the original painting made of the famous battles in the R. A. F. Officers' Club, 128 Piccadilly, London. Also, dedication to my late mother, Edith Annie Hamilton (neé [ Dixon ] Norman, Durham City / Kimblesworth [ Dixon - Leeds / Kippax ], who worked at De Havilland's, Hatfield, Herts, England, during, 1943 -1945 assisting in the assembly of Mosquitoes. Mother, and I, lived at 95, Crawford Road, Hatfield, Lye Lane, and Alma Road, St. Albans, during, those war years, which included the Nazi Doodle Bugs, and V1 / V2 rockets overshooting their London targets, as some landed in and around St. Albans, Herts, destroying both residential and commercial properties, with one landing opposite my school, while we were in the school playground. We were all quickly led down into the Anderson shelter set in the school playground. Gas masks, made of rubber, and which covered the face with goggles, were always kept in the family's hallway hat stand. I would play with them, as a youngster. On V. E. - Day, my mother and I, attended a celebration at De Havilland's to mark the end of the war. There was a huge bonfire made of scrap aircraft parts. My mother Edith Annie {Dixon] Hamilton received a special issue medal given to those, who worked on the war programme. June 13., 1944 Nazi VI rockets started indiscriminately. 30 April, Adolph Hitler shot himself; May 8 a week before my birthday, WWII ended.
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