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Crack testing and refitting of front yokes on a Bumper Chassis.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 119\3\  scan0207
Date  3rd July 1939
  
1024
To Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from HPS {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} /RH. {R. Hollingworth}
c. By. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer}
c. HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}
c. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /AFM. {Anthony F. Martindale}
HPS {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} /RH. {R. Hollingworth} 3/BA.3.7.39.
B.V. Front Axle (Bumper Chassis)
Front Yokes Ex.32427/8 1% Chrome steel.
These yokes have run 100 hours on Bumper Chassis, were removed and crack tested as instructed under memo. ref. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /AFM. {Anthony F. Martindale} 2/MH. {M. Huckerby} 21.6.39 and found to be correct.
These have now been refitted.
HPS {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} /RH. {R. Hollingworth}
  
  
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