Letter to The Bristol Aeroplane Co. regarding the installation of a 40 mm gun and associated blueprints.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 176\1\ img173 | |
| Date | 8th May 1941 | |
| COPY. Ve/HGF.1/CB. 8th May, 1941. The Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd., Filton House, BRISTOL. For the attention of Mr. Frise. 40 mm. Gun Installation. Dear Sirs, We are sending you herewith blueprint of our drawing numbered QS.270, which indicates the rear mounting scheme for the above gun. On this drawing, we have shown the slots which will be required in the floor member. We should be glad if you would arrange for these slots to be cut, in the aircraft at Duxford. We presume that you will be supplying the fixing screws for the front mounting, as these will be the same as those used in connection with the Hispano guns. 27 will be required per gun. Yours faithfully, for ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. (S.M. Viale) Chief Engineer, Armaments Division. P.S. We also attach for your information Drg. QS.260 which shows the arrangement of the rear mounting. | ||
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).