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The personnel involved in the 15,000 miles test of the Bentley V.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 138\3\  scan0394
Date  1st December 1938
  
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To D {John DeLooze - Company Secretary} /L. from Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /IMW. {Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux}

Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /IMW. {Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} 11/MH. {M. Huckerby} 1.12.38.

15,000 MILES TESTS.

S.B.V. - BENTLEY V. {VIENNA}

The men employed on 15,000 miles test at Chateauroux(French test region) during November were as follows:-

A.Gardiner Nov. 1 - 8
F.Hallam Nov. 1 - 8
F.Kennington Nov. 1 - 8
P.H.Rose Nov. 1 - 8
G.Reid Nov. 1 - 8
I.Waller Nov. 1 - 8

The car returned to England and the test was completed on November 8th.

It will be returning to the Continent at the end of this week and the following will be going out in pairs:-

S.H.Grylls.
F.Dodd.
J.H.Maddocks.
V.Lewis.
H.Whyman.
C.S.Steadman.
A.F.Martindale.
F.H.Hardy.

Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /IMW. {Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux}
  
  
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).


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