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The availability and allocation of three Big Bore 20/25's standard centres blocks.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 101\4\  scan0104
Date  23th September 1935
  
To RHC. {R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}

X500a

Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 21/KW. 23.9.35.

Big Bore 20/25's.

Now that 21-G-IV is going to France with a non-spread centres big bore unit, we are going to be short of 20/25 standard centres big bore blocks. Will you please ensure that three are available (i.e., exactly the same as Wor {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} 's car). They will be allotted to -

(1) Sg {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} 's car.
(2) 21-G-IV.
(3) Test Bed Unit.

Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
  
  
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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