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Armstrong Siddeley Motors memo from Mr Golovine to Mr Chapman: re. AS Sapphire installation...

Catalogue reference: PA1716/5/3/75

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This record is a file about the Armstrong Siddeley Motors memo from Mr Golovine to Mr Chapman: re. AS Sapphire installation... dating from 5 November 1953.

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Reference
PA1716/5/3/75
Title
Armstrong Siddeley Motors memo from Mr Golovine to Mr Chapman: re. AS Sapphire installation in Gloster Javelin
Date
5 November 1953
Description

MNG/T/10C1-4A1/5: The Air Staff have given the following ruling: 1. All production Javelin fighters, known as Mark 1, will be equipped with Sa.7 units 2. A certain number of Javelin trainers - maybe 20 or 30 - will be equipped with Sa.6 turbojets 3. The prototype of the Thin Wing Javelin is to be equipped with Sa.10 units

Held by
Coventry Archives & Research Centre
Former department reference
AS Sapphire/Gloster memo
Language
English
Physical description
1 Item
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/8be6aa33-1521-4ddb-96aa-76aa78105d93/

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Armstrong Siddeley Motors memo from Mr Golovine to Mr Chapman: re. AS Sapphire installation in Gloster Javelin