The rise and fall of Weyburn- from 1930 to 1970

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During the 1930s, Weyburn manufactured their own patented governor. Also during the 1930s, Weyburn supplied camshafts for Gipsy engines used in De Havilland aircraft eg. Tiger Moth and Gipsy Moth.
One such engine powered Mr. & Mrs. Mollison's record breaking flight to America in a DeHavilland Rapide (Mrs. Mollison was Amy Johnson)
There are also accounts of a Weyburn camshaft used in a Gipsy engine powering a record breaking flight to Australia and another to South Africa. 60 Years later we made Gipsy camshafts again for Chipmunk training aircraft.
During WW2, camshafts were made for Rolls Royce and De Havilland, mainly for tanks and fighter aircraft. Spitfire camshafts were among those manufactured. 50 years later, Weyburn made 200 spitfire camshafts for engines for the Dutch army fitted to battle tanks.
Other components made during WW2 include gun parts, gun mountings and torpedo parts.
Weyburn were very busy and expanded capacity by acquiring a facility at Eashing during WW2.
After the war, as Weyburn continued to win more orders, further expansion occurred in the 1960s and 1970s with the purchase of factories in Portsmouth, Liss, Bath and Tonbridge.

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