In 1992/93 Rolls Royce, were allowed to close down their "Small engine division" Factory at Leavesden in Hertfordshire. This factory produced the engines for the Gnome and Gem, That were used in the Sea king, Wessex, and Lynx Helicopters, and had Testing /development, facility.
second to none. The Falklands, and The first Gulf war, were supplied with engines from Leavesden,
2,000 skilled people were thrown out of work, And this Factory was turned into a Film studio,
That filmed Golden Eye. This is the real reason, we are short of HELICOPTERS,