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Blackburn and General
The company's name was changed to Blackburn Aircraft Limited in 1939, and the company amalgamated with General Aircraft Limited in 1949 as Blackburn and General Aircraft Limited, reverting to Blackburn Aircraft Limited by 1958.
* Blackburn B-101 Beverley ( 1950 )-four-engine, high-wing, propellers, transport airplane ( designed by General Aircraft )
Jowett switched to manufacturing aircraft parts for the Blackburn & General Aircraft Company in a former woollen mill at Howden Clough, Birstall, near Batley.
At the beginning of July the Chairman of Jowett Cars Limited, AF Jopling ( who at the time was also a senior employee with Blackburn Aircraft ), informed Jowett shareholders at their Annual General Meeting that difficulties had arisen over the future supply of car bodies.
Blackburn immediately met with General Earle G. Wheeler, the JCS Chairman, to recommend a rescue of all the POWs at Sơn Tây.
The Palas was also produced by Blackburn and General Aircraft in the UK and Continental in the USA.
In the 1997 General Election, he stood as the ND candidate for Wolverhampton North East constituency gaining 356 votes ( 0. 9 %); his wife, Tina, stood as a ND candidate for the Blackburn constituency gaining 671 votes ( 1. 41 %).
After securing sufficient medical supplies for the wounded, Blackburn traveled to Richmond, Virginia, to meet with Confederate Secretary of War James Seddon and offered to serve as General Inspector of Hospitals and Camps without taking compensation or a rank.
At the request of Charles Monck, Governor General of Canada, Blackburn traveled to Bermuda to aid soldiers and civilians there.
About the same time as his gubernatorial campaign began, Blackburn appeared before the Kentucky General Assembly to advocate measures to protect the state against disease outbreaks, including the creation of a state board of health and the construction of quarantine centers in the state's border towns.
Before the General Assembly could act on his recommendations, Blackburn began granting pardons to relieve prison overcrowding.
* Dr. Zaius-( Richard Blackburn ) The orangutan leader of the ape scientific community, depicted as a grandfatherly politician who questions the tactics of General Urko.
Janis Sharp, McKinnon's mother, stood as an Independent candidate in the 2010 General Election in Blackburn in protest against the sitting Labour MP Jack Straw, who was Foreign Secretary when the extradition treaty was agreed.
The company became Cirrus Hermes in 1931 when it was bought by the Cirrus-Hermes Engineering Company and later became the Cirrus Engine Section of Blackburn & General Aircraft Limited in 1934, and operated as a separate division until production ended in the post-World War II era.

Blackburn and 1916
The Blackburn Aeroplane & Motor Company was created in 1914, established in a new factory built at Brough, East Riding of Yorkshire in 1916, where Robert's brother Norman Blackburn was later Managing Director.
* Blackburn Triplane ( 1916 )-Blackburn designed triplane version of Scout
* Blackburn White Falcon ( 1916 )-single engine two seat mid-wing monoplane
The main poets involved were Robert Creeley ( 1926 – 2005 ), Robert Duncan ( 1919 – 1988 ), Denise Levertov ( 1923 – 1997 ), Ed Dorn ( 1929 – 1999 ), Paul Blackburn ( 1926 – 1971 ), Hilda Morley ( 1916 – 1998 ), John Wieners ( 1934 – 2002 ), and Larry Eigner ( 1927 – 1996 ).
Woodruff was born on 12 September 1916 in Blackburn, Lancashire.
First to be formed was the National Association of Discharged Sailors and Soldiers ( NADSS ), established following a meeting in Blackburn in September 1916 and initially linked to the labour and trade union movement.
Thomas Eliel Fenwick Blackburn ( 10 February 1916 – 13 August 1977 ) was a British poet.
However, this backfired as they were unable to compete with clubs in larger towns such as Blackburn, and the club folded in 1916.

Blackburn and engine
Aircraft production operations were absorbed into Hawker Siddeley and its engine operations into Bristol Siddeley, as part of the rationalisation of British aircraft manufacturers, and the Blackburn name was dropped completely in 1963.
* Blackburn Type I ( 1913 )-single engine 1 / 2 seat mid-wing monoplane built both as land-and seaplane
* Blackburn Type L ( 1914 )-single engine two seat biplane seaplane
* Blackburn 2F. 1 Nautilus ( 1929 )-single-engine two-seat engine biplane fighter
* Blackburn Sidecar ( 1919 ) single engine two seat mid wing monoplane ultra light: may not have flown
* Blackburn Cirrus Major, a British four-cylinder aircraft engine first run in 1936
* Blackburn Cirrus Minor, a British four-cylinder aircraft engine first run in 1937
** J / 1 Autocrat – three-seat high-winged monoplane light aircraft ( fitted with Blackburn Cirrus Minor II engine )
* J / 4 – Arrow with Blackburn Cirrus Minor I engine
In 1961 the company was expanded by the purchase of the de Havilland Engine Company and the engine division of Blackburn Aircraft.
The Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Company had entered the aero engine field in 1934 when the Cirrus-Hermes Engineering Company became part of the Blackburn and this became the Engine Division of Blackburn Aircraft and subsequently Blackburn Engines Limited.
* Blackburn Y. A. 6 B-62 project for a Blackburn Firecrest with Armstrong Siddeley Python engine.
* Blackburn Y. B. 1 Blackburn B-54-the Y. A. 8 with Armstrong Siddeley Double Mamba turboprop engine.
In the winding house is a twin tandem compound steam engine made by Yates and Thom of Blackburn who also supplied 16 Lancashire boilers.

Blackburn and three
In 1865 he went to Liverpool, and three years later to Blackburn.
Over the next three issues Blackburn continued to draw his own comics ( adding in Dave and Brian ), but by the sixth issue he had acquired other comics and replaced KODT with them.
After leaving Classic Gold, Blackburn continued with his Saturday Lunchtime show on BBC London 94. 9 and also took over a three hour soul show on the KMFM network in Kent each Sunday afternoon.
During the first three decades of the 20th century, Blackburn Rovers were still considered a top side in the English league.
Junction six of the motorway is located at the eastern edge of Blackburn, near the Intack area ; junctions five and four are located to the south, near the village of Guide and the Lower Darwen area respectively ; and junction three is located at the south-western edge of the town, close to the Feniscowles area.
Witton Park High School is located within the park, as are three astroturf football pitches and a full-size athletic track, which is home to the Blackburn Harriers.
Due to Burnley's absence in top flight over the last three decades, Blackburn has also formed rivalries with other regional Premier League clubs, especially Bolton Wanderers, Manchester United and Manchester City, all located in the nearby Greater Manchester area.
Fowler concluded the trial period at Blackburn by agreeing to a three month pay-as-you-play deal.
His three month deal at Blackburn expired on 12 December, and after not being offered a new contract was released by the club, he entered talks with new Australian A-League club North Queensland Fury.
As the force prepares to pull out, three vehicles are detached to rush the wounded Private Blackburn back to the base.
In May 1967, the family moved to Melbourne, Victoria where he rented a house in the suburb of Blackburn North, whilst his wife Charmian and his three sons lived in Doncaster East.
The major shopping hub of Box Hill is two train stops away, while three buses connect Blackburn to Forest Hill.
He played in a second League Cup final for the club, against Blackburn Rovers, but was thwarted by three saves by Rovers ' goalkeeper Brad Friedel as Spurs lost 2 – 1.
Wingham has three radio stations CKNX 920, CKNX-FM 101. 7, and CIBU 94. 5 THE BULL !, all owned by Blackburn Radio.
Emerton made 47 appearances in the 2006 – 07 season as Blackburn finished in mid-table but reached the FA Cup semi-final for the second time in three years, losing to Chelsea, and reached the knock-out stages of the UEFA cup, eventually losing out to Bayer Leverkusen for a place in the last 16.
Outokumpu currently has three sites in the United Kingdom, in Sheffield, Stocksbridge and Blackburn.
Blackburn station has three platforms, numbered from south to north.
He was promoted from the role of assistant manager to the manager's seat at three clubs-Luton Town, Wimbledon and Blackburn Rovers.
Crystal Palace, Blackburn Rovers and Norwich City complete the bottom three.
The following day, Blackburn agreed a compensation package for Hughes to take over as manager of Manchester City, and he was appointed as head coach on 4 June 2008 on a three year contract.
Yakubu confirmed on 28 June 2012 that he had left Blackburn and had signed for Chinese side Guangzhou R & F, on an initial three year deal.
There is a short four lane section between Tram and Blackburn Roads, then three lanes to the end at Springvale Road, and connects to EastLink to Ringwood and Frankston.
He played just four games in three seasons before moving onto Blackburn Rovers in October 1993 for a fee of £ 300, 000.
He scored his first goal for Blackburn in the 2 – 1 FA Cup semi-final defeat against Chelsea, he missed three months of the season with a broken foot.

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