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).
Letter from Vickers-Armstrongs regarding a delayed visit to Hucknall to inspect a Beaufighter for a 40m/m test installation.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 176\1\ img142 | |
| Date | 17th February 1941 | |
| TELEGRAMS: VICARMSTRONG, SOWEST, LONDON. TELEPHONE: ABBEY 7777. Vickers-Armstrongs Limited PLEASE ADDRESS ALL REPLIES TO THE COMPANY ONLY, & QUOTE REFns AS UNDER- MTD/163. VICKERS HOUSE, BROADWAY, WESTMINSTER, LONDON, S.W.1. *ENCLOSURES SECRET. 17th February, 1941. W.A. Robotham, Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce Limited, D E R B Y. Dear Mr. Robotham, Many thanks for your letter Ref. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}8/ET of the 11th February and I shall be very glad to arrange a visit to Hucknal to have a look at the Beaufighter which is available for our 40m/m test installation. I am, however, at the moment awaiting some information from the Bristol Company, pending receipt of which we cannot make very much progress. As soon as we are ready I will write you again proposing a visit to Hucknal. Yours sincerely, [Signature] HMM. | ||