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).
The Goshawk II footboards, specifying the metalwork for the Change Gear Mechanism should be in two pieces.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 6\4\ 04-page002 | |
| Date | 27th April 1922 | |
| VW.251 Exp. Dept. From HY.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} BYLY-M27.4.22. [Stamp: RECEIVED APR 27 1922] HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} GOSHAWK II. FOOTBOARDS. With reference to the metal work round the Change Gear Mechanism, which is fixed to the footboards, this should always be in two pieces, as our detail has always shown this piece cut, and we specify two piece numbers, one for each part. By HY.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} | ||