George Seefus has worked at a range of sites on a range of projects.

When he first joined the company in 1978 he worked on the front fuselage on the Tornado.

He said: "We put the big looms in from Samlesbury. I was in 13 hangar.

The front fuselages were assembled on two lines with 16 aircraft on each. Each person did there job and it moved along the line until it reached the end and then went for testing.

"After the Tornado contract finished, I got moved into the workshop where I did assorts - making panels up and boxes for different things. I worked on the boxes and panels for the Eurofighter cockpit.

"They were only prototypes at that point and had never been built before. They just handed me a big box of wires and a big book of instructions. After that I went to Samlesbury where I make the looms for the Eurofighter."

George also worked at Chadderton and Warton.

At 62, George suffered from shortness of breath and had a quadruple heart bypass before taking early retirement. Now he's in the gym three times a week.

He said: "I like events like this. It gets everyone together."

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Pictured is George with wife Brenda.

Pictured is George with wife Brenda.