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).
Telegram received by telephone requesting an experimental car be sent to meet a plane.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 142\1\ scan0255 | |
| Date | 17th October 1938 | |
| ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. 1204. TELEGRAM RECEIVED BY TELEPHONE. Time Received 10-30. Date 17/10/38. To Roycar Derby Eng. By RS.{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} from Paris 0855 Bwds. Experimental send car Heston. meet 2-40 plane Today. FROM Robotham. THIS SHEET MUST BE FILED. [Stamp: M.D. RECEIVED 17 OCT 1938] | ||