Ripaults Oleo Plugs being used in the winning machine of the Gordon-Bennett Cup race.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 33\3\ Scan085 | |
| Date | 11th October 1920 | |
| Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Wd. {Mr Wood / Mr Whitehead} c. to EFC. {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer} c. to By. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to Ms. X.1812 l. Wd {Mr Wood / Mr Whitehead} 4/NJ11.10.20. Ripaults, 1 King's Road, St Pancras, London, N.W.1 These people have written advising us that Ripaults Oleo Plugs were fitted to the winning machine in the recent race for the Gordon-Bennett Cup in France, and add that they think we shall agree that this again proves that when the best plugs are wanted, Ripaults Oleo Plugs are always used. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} RECEIVED OCT 11 1920 Wd. {Mr Wood / Mr Whitehead} Wd. {Mr Wood / Mr Whitehead} | ||
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).