She also played a key role in acquiring Concorde 002, which is now housed at the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Yeovilton.
[5] During the war a German bomber crashed in the village and Margaret's father, who was also in the Home Guard, arrested the airman.
[6][7] She later acknowledged the support she was given in engineering by a neighbour, Walter Gardiner, who used to let her use his workshop and lathe; they would repair bicycles together on Saturdays.
[3][9][10] In 1955, she joined the Science Museum in London, as Assistant Keeper (First Class) of Electrical Engineering and Communications.
"[12] The aircraft made its last flight to the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Yeovilton in July 1976, where it is housed.
The field was used to house large objects such as aircraft, trams and an inert nuclear missile, and was opened as the National Collections Centre.
[9] Weston was instrumental in establishing the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television (now the National Media Museum) in Bradford, which opened on 16 June 1983 and featured the UK's largest cinema screen and the country's first IMAX cinema.
][9][18] Margaret Weston was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 1979 Birthday Honours.