Propellants, Explosives and Rocket Motor Establishment
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Propellants, Explosives and Rocket Motor Establishment, usually known for brevity as PERME, operated at two sites:
- Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder MillsWaltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder MillsThe Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey, an Anchor Point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage, , set in of parkland and containing 21 buildings of major historical importance, mixes history, science, and attractive surroundings...
, known from 1977 as PERME Waltham Abbey - Rocket Propulsion EstablishmentRocket Propulsion EstablishmentThe Rocket Propulsion Establishment at Westcott, Buckinghamshire on the site of the former RAF Westcott has made a number of notable contributions in the field of rocket propulsion, including input on the rocket design for the Blue Streak missile and the propulsion systems on Chevaline...
established at RAF Westcott in 1946, also known as PERME Westcott
- RAF SpadeadamRAF SpadeadamRAF Spadeadam is a Royal Air Force station in Cumbria, England close to the border with Northumberland. It is the home of the 9000 acre Electronic Warfare Tactics Range, making it the largest RAF base in the United Kingdom.-History:...
, also known as the Rocket Establishment was not officially part of PERME but was often confused with it.