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).
From AJS to Hs regarding Mr. Royce's urgent request for the Goshawk I starter gear.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 64\3\ scan0077 | |
| Date | 23th July 1926 | |
| To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from AJS. c. to EY. X8650 AJS2/M23.7.26. GOSHAWK 1. HE STARTER X.8650. X.4250. In view of the troubles with the existing sequence starter on Phantom, Mr. Royce is extremely desirous that the starter gear on Gos.1. should be finished at the earliest possible moment, so that he can try this with a view to determining its merits relative to other schemes. AJS. This was never xxxxxxxxx fitted, in fact never assembled all parts have since been destroyed. RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}'s note. | ||