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).
Letter from the Ministry of Aircraft Production regarding the arrangements for testing a 40mm gun.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 176\1\ img136 | |
| Date | 31th January 1941 | |
| Copies to:- Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} MINISTRY OF AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION, D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} Arm. D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary}, MILLBANK, S.W.1. 31st January, 1941. Dear Hives, I have just had a letter from Lapin to say that he is very pleased we are going to test your 40mm gun. I have handed over all the arrangements for carrying out the installation between yourselves and Vickers to my Air Gunnery Technical Board, the president of which is Admiral Osborne, and members - W/Cdr.{W. J. Chandler - Chief Clerk} Spreckley and Cdr.{W. J. Chandler - Chief Clerk} Bilney. I hope you will be hearing from them in due course. If you are down this way, do come in and we can discuss any outstanding points. Yours sincerely, P. Huskinson. E.W. Hives Esq., c/o Rolls Royce Ltd., Derby. | ||