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Procurement and fitting of a Dalby-Watson Optical Indicator to an Eagle engine.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 79\3\ scan0072 | |
Date | 18th January 1918 | |
To Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}/Jn. X.3181 - DALBY-WATSON OPTICAL INDICATOR With reference to the above, we have now obtained Mr. Bailey's sanction to order up one of these from Messrs. G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} Cussons and we are asking the O.O.c to pass an order to that firm for one of these instruments complete with its adjuncts. We therefore hand over to you again the blueprint of the scheme got out by Messrs. Gussons, for the purpose of attaching this indicator to our Eagle engine and we shall be glad if you will give your attention to this and go ahead with the detailing of the rig for carrying out this work with the greatest possible speed. EFC. | ||