Reg Aver, 79, worked in the machine shop at Strand Road '328'.
Joining in 1978, he worked for 12 and a half years at BAE, leaving when they shut down the site.
He said: "I liked the company. We were all good mates. It's great to have events like this. I have been coming for a while and it's always good to catch up with people."
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