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).
Project for rear mounting a 40 m/m gun in a Bristol Beaufighter aircraft.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 176\1\ img146 | |
| Date | 12th March 1941 | |
| To Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}/JD.{J. Draper - Frames} c. [REDACTED] c. [REDACTED] c. [REDACTED] c. [REDACTED] Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}/JD.{J. Draper - Frames}3/SW.12.3.41. 40 m/m Gun in Beaufighter. We attach to Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/HH's copy the original of QPL.175 - Project for Rear Mounting - 40 m/m Gun in Bristol Beaufighter. The above scheme shows the rear stirrup mounting for the 40 m/m gun fitted into the Beaufighter. The mounting provides both vertical and horizontal adjustment to allow for the guns in both the port and starboard bays to be fixed to the range decided upon. The bracket fixing the vertical supports to the floor of the plane, may have to be modified by the fitters when assembling in the actual plane. Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}/JD.{J. Draper - Frames} Original to Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/HH. Prints to Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Ve. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/HH. (2 off for Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/J.Burns). Please order 1 print off QPL.173 to go with 2 off QPL.175 for Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/J.Burns. | ||