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).
Outlining a plan for information gathering on tank design, involving a trip to Farnborough and a letter from Leyland's.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 144\4\ scan0150 | |
| Date | 4th November 1940 | |
| Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 1210 Hewitt u/s Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}2/ML.4.11.40. TANK DESIGN. Attached is a copy of a letter I have had from Spurrier of Leyland's. I shall be going down to Farnborough with Pilkington on Wednesday. I understand that the original intention was for us to spend 10 days acquiring information on tank design in general, but I propose to spend a couple of days there myself only, picking up this information, and then to let the people who are going to do the necessary design work, deal with their respective Sections. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||