[Papers related to the British Aircraft Corporation TSR-2 project and its cancellation]
Maker and role
British Aircraft Corporation, Maker
New Zealand Herald, Maker
Kenneth Cory-Wright, Maker
Production date
1963-1965
Object detail
Accession number
MSS-0175-5
Description
Includes: clipping from the New Zealand Herald regarding purchase of American TFX bombers over TSR-2 (5 Nov 1963); a telegraph to "Cory-Wright Aviation Wellington" from BAC announcing the first flight of the TRS-2 (6 Oct 1964); a letter regarding the first flight of the TSR-2 to Mr. Eckoff of the New Zealand Broadcasting Company from K. W. Cory-Wright [Sales Engineer at Cory-Wright Aviation Wellington] (7 Oct 1964); a letter to J. K. Quill at the Weybridge Division of BAC from B. Cornthwaite [Technical Representative at unidentified company] regarding Cornthwaite's dissatisfaction with an article written about the aircraft One-Eleven and the H145 (29 Dec 1964); two separate telegraphs to the New Zealand representative of BAC (Cory-Wright Aviation Wellington) with the same body of typed text announcing the cancellation of the TSR-2 order by the British Government.
Media/Materials
Physical description
1 folder of loose leaves ; 36 cm
Record level
Series
Credit line
British Aircraft Corporation et al. 1963-1965. [Papers related to the British Aircraft Corporation TSR-2 project and its cancellation], MSS-0175-5. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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