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Reference code
STERN 2/15/26
Title
Letter from French military engineer Maurice Lavirotte to Stern, 24 Jan 1940, about the VR/618 engine
Date(s)
- 1940 Jan 24 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1p
Scope and content
Letter from Ingénieur Militaire Principal Lavirotte, Atelier Construction de Rueil, France to Stern, relating to the receipt of details of the VR/618 (400 horse power Paxman-Ricardo) engine of the Davey-Paxman Company, and explaining that the proposed engine was insufficiently powerful for his department's needs. 1p.
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Existence and location of originals
Originals of photocopied personal correspondence (Section 1/17) are at Centre for Kentish Studies, Maidstone.