Name/Title
Britton, Sydney "Syd" L.Entry/Object ID
7709Description
Senior Installations Engineer, Avro Gas Turbine Division - 1947. Listed as Special Project Engineer on a Gas Turbine Division org chart Feb/54 but an internal memo from Jan/54 stated he was a Project Engineer working on the Iroquois in 1954. Named councillor of CAI - 1956. Promoted to Chief Administrative Engineer in 1957, involved the Arrow 1 & 2 including projects such as the escape system and the Iroquois. Was with the Engineering Administration Dept in 1959. Stayed on with Orenda after Black Friday, he replaced Jack May on 4 Sep 1962. Orenda Assistant to the President from 1967-1970 (also listed as Ops Manager in 1967). Elected Chair of Board of Governors of Humber College 1972. Orenda aeronautical engineer living at 109 Prince George Dr (Etob) in the 1959 Might's Greater Toronto Directory