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).
Confidential memo regarding putting a matter to the A.C.A.S.T. and the installation of a 40 m.m. gun in a Hurricane.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 176\1\ img215 | |
| Date | 26th August 1941 | |
| PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL. To:- Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} GUN Lp.{Mr Lappin}5/JL 26.8.41. Ref: Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}9/ET. 21.8.41. Thank you for the above, and I am putting the matter up, as you suggest, to the A.C.A.S.T., and will let you know if there is any reaction. As a matter of fact a 40 m.m. gun is at present being installed in a Hurricane. Lp.{Mr Lappin} | ||