fri10sep2:00 pm3:30 pm90th anniversary of the Dowty GroupAlly McConnell talks with George Dowty
Time
September 10, 2021 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm(GMT-11:00)
Location
St John's Northgate Church
Northgate Street
Event Details
To celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Dowty Group in 1931, Dowty project archivist Ally McConnell and Sir George Dowty’s son George talk about the life of
Event Details
To celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Dowty Group in 1931, Dowty project archivist Ally McConnell and Sir George Dowty’s son George talk about the life of Sir George, his work as a pioneer of aircraft component technology, and his company which started in a mews loft in Cheltenham and grew into a multinational and diverse organisation. This event will also feature excerpts from Sir George’s memoirs, “In His Own Words”, written by him shortly before his death in 1975 and published in 2020.