Winifred J. Drinkwater. In 1930 Winnie Drinkwater became one of Scotland's youngest private aircraft pilots. She developed her passion as an aviatrix & aeronautical engineer with the Midland & Scottish Air Ferries Company. The panel depicts her ready to crank the propeller of a three engined Airspeed Ferry which she piloted. Among her many achievements she won the Mobil Oil Cup in 1931 and the Guild of Air Pilot's Instructors Certificate. Shortly after completing her training she flew perhaps the first commercial day return service between Glasgow and London in 1934.
Clyde View Park, Renfrew, United Kingdom
602 Squadron ~ Moorpark. This celebrates the role of the local 602 Squadron during the Second World War and the profound role of the Moorpark Aerodrome, Renfrew 1916-1966. 602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force. The sculpture of the Spitfire is inspired by one of the early versions which engaged with the German Luftwaffe in 1939 during an air raid on the Forth Estuary. Moorpark Airport played an essential role in civilian and military aviation, important also as a training facility and as a base of strategic importance during both world wars. A huge diversity of aircraft were tested, serviced and sent on their missions.
Clyde View Park, Renfrew, United Kingdom
Babcock & Wilcox ~ Engineers. Babcock was established in 1881 as boiler makers, opening a factory at Renfrew in 1895. For over a century steam was relied upon to provide power for ships, cranes, workshops and all manner of machinery. The steam train presents a strong icon for energy, durability and determination. Babcock and Wilcox designed and manufactured an enormous range of engineering equipment, including nuclear power stations and marine salvage apparatus for raising the Mary Rose. Howden Engineering specialised in tunnel boring equipment which included supplying machinery for excavating the Channel Tunnel.
Clyde View Park, Renfrew, United Kingdom