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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).
Discontinuing the use of names for aero engines in favour of numerical designations.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 33\1\  Scan266
Date  8th December 1925
  
Mor. B.
Sy. -days-
Expt. ENT.
MS. Re/EST.

X1775 RgT/W8.12.25

AERO ENGINE NAMES.

I give below copy of BJS/H4.12.25:-

"Kindly arrange, in corresponding with the Ministry,
*for all reference to our engines to be by numbers, such as
*'Rolls-Royce E.XVI', 'Rolls-Royce G.III', 'Rolls-Royce F.X.'

The names 'Eagle', 'Condor' and 'Falcon' should be
*discontinued."

Will you please arrange accordingly.

Rg.{Mr Rowledge}
  
  


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