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).
Secret internal memorandum regarding the production schedule, material ordering, and tooling for the Spectre or Phantom III.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 142\2\ scan0336 | |
| Date | 11th September 1935 | |
| X1200 Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} from Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Sft.{Mr Swift} ABM. Ws. By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} MP. Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} Mx.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} c.c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} D/BR.{T. E. Bellringer - Repair Manager} SECRET. Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}2/R.11.9.35. SPECTRECodename for Phantom III - OR PHANTOM III'S. Will By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} please release, and will Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} please order, 200 sets of material for production. This applies, of course, to those parts only, upon which we are certain there will be no alterations. The production programme should be arranged so that we commence to put on test at least 5 per week, in order that we may deliver 5 per week to Sales from the middle of May next. It is very essential, therefore, that the Tool Designers - and Ws. has already had instructions to this effect - go full steam ahead on the designing of jigs and tools without delay, in order that the production programme can be adhered to. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} | ||