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Minutes of D.Eng.RD meeting held at Armstrong Siddeley Motors
Catalogue reference: PA1716/4/6/5
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- PA1716/4/6/5
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Title (The name of the record)
- Minutes of D.Eng.RD meeting held at Armstrong Siddeley Motors
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Date (When the record was created)
- 5 October 1950
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Description (What the record is about)
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There were 28 representatives at this meeting. Agenda: General. Re-organisation of Engineering Division. Mr Saxton has been appointed Technical and Works Director of Armstrong Siddeley Motors Ltd. Python-Lincoln. Sapphire contract position. Test position Series 3 engines. Performance. Future programme. Flying test beds: HP.35/46. Vickers B9/48. Hawker F3/48. English Electric F23/49. Sapphire future development AS.Sa.4. Python: 5 pages of info. Aircraft: (68) Lancaster tests; to explain Wyvern forced landing. Python P.108 new compressor. Wyvern Vp.109. Wyvern VW.867. Wyvern Trainer VZ.739. Provisioning of Wyvern for Armstrong Siddeley Motors. Mamba: Pages 16 & 17. Aircraft (Page 18): Lancaster ND.784. Lancaster SW.342. Apollo. Dakota. Sturgeon. Balliol. Athena. Marathon. Test position (P.18): Fairey. P.19-22: Blackburn and Fairey GP.17/45. P.20 (8) Viper. (9) Rocket. Unit returned from Hawkers to Armstrong Siddeley Motors. (92) Prime-mover: Screamer. (93) 4000 lb rocket. P.23 (95) Cheetah
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
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- DerD/
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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- 1 Item
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/4227c558-9008-4dae-9179-e3ef3bca957a/
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This record is held at Coventry Archives & Research Centre
Within the fonds: PA1716
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Within the sub-fonds: PA1716/4
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Within the sub-sub-fonds: PA1716/4/6
Minutes of D.Eng.RD meetings held at Armstrong Siddeley Motors
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