SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C.  20549




                             FORM 8-K




            CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
               OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934




Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):    November 5, 1997
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Exact Name of Registrant as
  Specified in Its Charter:    DDL ELECTRONICS, INC.
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          DELAWARE                      1-8101                   33-0213512
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State or Other Jurisdiction of        Commission             I.R.S. Employer  
Incorporation or Organization        File Number           Identification No. 
                                        



Address of Principal Executive Offices:     2151 Anchor Court
                                            Newbury Park, CA 91320
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Registrant's Telephone Number, Including
 Area Code:                                    (805) 376-9415
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Former Name or Former Address, 
 if Changed Since Last Report:                 Not applicable
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Item 5.  Other Events.

      In a Form 8-K filed on September 29, 1997, DDL Electronics, Inc. 
("DDL") reported that DDL had commenced litigation against Century 
Electronics Manufacturing, Inc. ("Century") over Century's breach of a 
financing agreement entered into in May 1997.  On November 5, 1997, DDL and 
Century entered into a settlement agreement which generally releases and 
resolves all claims between them.  As a result of that agreement all 
pending litigation will be dismissed.  As a part of the settlement 
agreement, DDL received a small equity interest in Century.



                               SIGNATURE 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the 
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the 
undersigned thereunto duly authorized. 


                                        DDL ELECTRONICS, INC.


     November 7, 1997                   /s/ Richard K. Vitelle
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           Date                         Richard K. Vitelle 
                                        Vice President - Finance
                                        (Principal Financial Officer)