Missiles
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence about gunnery and missiles, 1946-03
Papers comprising diaries, correspondence, official papers, lectures, articles, broadcasts and photographs
Also including papers of Commander John Somerville about his father, 1950-91
Press cuttings relating to guided missile establishments in the USA, 1954-06
The material covers much of Lord Duncan-Sandys public life. Papers, reports and correspondence document the ministries in which he served and there are also constituency correspondence, speeches, publications, press cuttings and photographs. A number of papers exist relating to his involvement in the campaign to restore Capital Punishment, the European Movement and the Civic Trust.
Research notebook and journal, 1953
Mainly comprising notes on Blue Jay, a short range air-to-air missile (later known as Fire Streak), and the SR 53 and SR 177 (also known as the P 177) delta wing supersonic aircraft.
With a loose list of questions for a projected visit to the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, 6 February 1953.