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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).
Proposing a road test for the 'Goshawk II' between an unnamed location and Derby.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 180\M1\4\  img021
Date  15th November 1921
  
[Stamp: RECEIVED NOV 1921]
[Handwritten faint scribble above 'ORIGINAL']
[Stamp: ORIGINAL]
To HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from [text struck through]
Copy to Ed.{J. L. Edwards} WOR.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} [text struck through]
[Handwritten: X4219]
[Handwritten: R1/G15/11/21. 2.]
[Stamp: Purple triangle] [Handwritten: vH]

RE "GOSHAWK II".

With reference to "Goshawk II", I think the running to test this from a [underlined: road point of view] might be made between [underlined: here and Derby], the reason being that I could see it with your [underlined: representative] while on its journey, and observe the efficiency of [underlined: any particular device we had fitted as an improvement].

R.{Sir Henry Royce}
  
  


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