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Prof Keith Hayward takes us down the corridors of power and into the boardrooms to show us how the Government issued Britain\u2019s iconic aircraft companies with \u2018offers they could not refuse\u2019 and, so doing, transformed the industry. A mixture of The Godfather and Yes Minister, Hayward chronicles the struggles between companies and individuals, shows the broken engagements and draws light on the ghostly figures in the background and the archvillain, Duncan Sandys.\nProf Keith Hayward FRAeS addressed a meeting organised by the \n\nRoyal Aeronautical Society\u2019s Historical Group on 2 April 2009. The lecture is introduced by Dr Kit Mitchell FRAeS and the podcast was edited by Mike Stanberry FRAeS.