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Our Town, contd
Hatfield continued as an important town on the Great North Road through to the 20th century when Geoffrey de Havilland moved his aircraft manufacturing business to Hatfield in 1933, developing a range of civil aircraft.
World War II forced a change to military aircraft, one of which was the famous plywood fighter bomber, the Mosquito. Hatfield's aviation heritage is recorded at the Mosquito Museum located at London Colney 4 miles (6 kilometres) south of Hatfield.
deHavilland also designed and made the world's first jet airliner, the Comet, and later, as British Aerospace, became the town's largest employer of over 8,000 people; the plant closed in 1992.
One legacy of the town's aeronautical heritage is the University of Hertfordshire which arose out of the Technical College created in the 1950's to educate the deHavilland apprentices and other employees. Now Hatfield's major employer, the University continues growing and is highly respected.
The development of the old airfield site into The Hatfield Business Park has progressed significantly in recent years, with the arrival of major companies including T-Mobile, Computacenter and Ocado.
World War II forced a change to military aircraft, one of which was the famous plywood fighter bomber, the Mosquito. Hatfield's aviation heritage is recorded at the Mosquito Museum located at London Colney 4 miles (6 kilometres) south of Hatfield.
deHavilland also designed and made the world's first jet airliner, the Comet, and later, as British Aerospace, became the town's largest employer of over 8,000 people; the plant closed in 1992.
One legacy of the town's aeronautical heritage is the University of Hertfordshire which arose out of the Technical College created in the 1950's to educate the deHavilland apprentices and other employees. Now Hatfield's major employer, the University continues growing and is highly respected.
The development of the old airfield site into The Hatfield Business Park has progressed significantly in recent years, with the arrival of major companies including T-Mobile, Computacenter and Ocado.
Our Club meets weekly at the David Lloyd Club in what was the BAe Flight Test Hangar; the attached Control Tower is now a Hotel!
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