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These papers were produced by Richard Stanton-Jones while he was working for Saunders-Roe. During this period he also worked for the Lockheed Corporation in the United States, 1955-6.

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Papers from JA's time as Secretary of State for Air and then as Minister of Aviation, including: his ministerial correspondence; minutes as Secretary of State for Air; papers on an official visit to the Soviet Union; press cuttings on JA's visit to Australia for the Blue Streak missile tests; papers on defence collaboration with France; papers on the scrapping of the TSR-2 strike and reconnaissance aircraft.

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Files relating to the Airbus and Airbus Industrie.

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Memoranda and papers relating to the BH 200, a small executive jet.

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Comparison of the design features of the two aircraft.

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The papers comprise research notes on aircraft, rockets and hovercraft; diaries; correspondence; articles; lecture notes; photographs; and press cuttings.

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Cuttings and cartoons of WSC suggesting 'naval holiday' for Britain and Germany; articles (some German and French) on relations between Britain, Germany and Austria-Hungary; photos of WSC inspecting seaplanes; cartoons and WSC’s speeches on Home Rule, Navy, Antwerp [Belgium], Dardanelles.

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Dossier on the DH 94, the Moth Minor.

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Papers relating to the development of the DH 110 between 1946 and 1958.

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Papers relating to the DH 125 including Smith's involvement with the design.

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Dossier on the Dove.

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Exhibition material prepared by Kenneth Knell and Professor Henry Cohen for the University of Cambridge Engineering Department on the Whittle jet engine. Also includes brochures for exhibitions on Sir Harry Ricardo and Sir Charles Parsons.

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Papers on the development of the Falcon (and Falcon 10).

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Photograph of an aircraft being wheeled by a group of men on a wooden ramp leading down to the sea. An original caption in white on the photograph says "Sea plane at Cromarty" [Cromarty Naval Air Station, Scotland]. John Seely [later 1st Lord Mottistone] was Secretary of State for War.

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Papers and reports on the HS 135, a small executive jet.

Scope and Contents Titled "Aerodynamics. Work in Progress and Work Outstanding". With loose documents including a report titled "P 177 Naval Version. Performance Data for the Estimation of Arbitrary Flight Plans", 28 April 1955; a report titled "Black Knight. Outstanding Items for Investigation", 19 August 1955; a copy of a letter headhunting a former employee, 16 August 1955; a copy of a letter of resignation, 17 August 1955; and a draft list of furniture for sale,...

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The volume is mainly blank.

Scope and Contents Containing a list of contents, biographical notes, and a number of technical papers. The technical papers comprise: "An Empirical Method for Rapidly Estimating the Loading Distributions on Swept Back Wings", a copy of Richard Stanton-Jones's thesis, Cranfield Report No. 32 and Air Research Council Paper No. 12, 997, January 1950, with comments and a reply, June-August 1950; "The Development of the Saunders-Roe Hovercraft SR N1", Air Research Council Report No. 21,...

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Photograph of WSC [as First Lord of the Admiralty], in flying kit and helmet, standing next to an early aircraft.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Papers relating to Farren's work as an aeronautical engineer, comprising reports, journals, notes, photographs and personal items. The bulk of the collection is made up of printed material, mainly Aeronautical Research Committee reports by Farren or his colleagues and Farren's articles in learned journals, including a considerable amount of material from the between war period. There is little correspondence in the collection and very little relating to Farren's personal life save for one...

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Photographs of JA, on subjects including his Second World War mission to Albania (some used in his book "Sons of the Eagle"), and official visits and ministerial photographs, particularly of JA as Secretary of State for Air, Minister of Aviation and Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

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Photographs from JA's tour of the works at Cricklewood [London] and Radlett [Hertfordshire], and Radlett aerodrome. Includes photographs of V-bomber escape seats, and the Dart Herald passenger aircraft.

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Photographs of JA, on subjects including his Second World War mission to Albania (some used in his book "Sons of the Eagle"), and official visits and ministerial photographs, particularly of JA as Secretary of State for Air, Minister of Aviation and Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Photographs of JA, on subjects including his Second World War mission to Albania (some used in his book "Sons of the Eagle"), and official visits and ministerial photographs, particularly of JA as Secretary of State for Air, Minister of Aviation and Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

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Photographs of JA, on subjects including his Second World War mission to Albania (some used in his book "Sons of the Eagle"), and official visits and ministerial photographs, particularly of JA as Secretary of State for Air, Minister of Aviation and Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.