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).
Telegram regarding an Air Ministry decision on contact breaker material and the dispatch of a mechanic for a type test.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 163\3\ img057 | |
| Date | 26th September 1936 | |
| POST OFFICE TELEGRAPHS 76 009. No. 0225 Office Stamp: DERBY 26 SEP 36 Prefix. Time handed in. Office of Origin and Service Instructions. Words: 61 261 1.0 COVENTRY G 34 TIME OF RECEIPT: PM 1 THE INFORMATION OVERLEAF WILL INTEREST YOU. WEST ROYCAR DERBY = ATTENTION WEST AIR MINISTRY STATE CANNOT USE STAINLESS STEEL FOR CONTACT BREAKERS SENDING MECHANIC MONDAY ARRIVING DERBY 9.34 TO FIT NEW PAIR STANDARD BASES FOR TYPE TEST OF CISE 12 = GOUGH ASTEROIDAL ++ 9.34 CISE 12 +++ | ||