| Churchill/FROB contains: |
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Aviation career |
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Books |
| 3 |
Articles, lectures and visits |
| 4 |
Personal papers |
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Photographs |
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The Papers of Air Commodore Francis Banks
| Title |
Aviation career |
| Reference |
FROB 1 |
| Covering Dates |
1914–1988 |
| Extent and Medium |
9 files |
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| Churchill/FROB 1 contains: |
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1
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Letters from Banks to his mother, 1916-1918, and press cuttings, 1930-1937. Comprises: Small photographs of sea planes, undated (4). Letters from Suez, Egypt, 1916; Psmailia, Egypt, 1916; Dover, 1918; Portsmouth, 1918; and Gibraltar, 1918. . Press cuttings, 1930-37.
1 file. |
1916–1937 |
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2
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Military career. Comprises: Banks' service certificate from the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, September 1914 - January 1916. . Warrant of appointment for Banks on his promotion from Lieutenant to Officer in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, 11 November 1919. . Letter appointing Banks to the Russian Order of St. Stanislas (3rd class, with Swords), and stating that he has permission to accept and wear the ribbon of the Order but that this will not be published, undated. . Press cuttings on Banks receiving honours, 30 July 1942 and 10 January 1946, "Flight". Proposed citation for Legion of Merit - Degree of Commander from United States Fleet, United States Naval Forces in Europe [after April 1946]. Grant of the Dignity of a Companion (Military Division) of the Order of the Bath and related correspondence, 1947.
1 file. |
1914–1947 |
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3
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Schneider contest. Comprises an annotated copy of the report on "The fuel problems of the 1931 Schneider Trophy contest and the world's record attempt" by Banks for the Ethyl Export Corporation, October 1931.
1 file. |
Oct 1931 |
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4
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Schneider contest. Comprises: Draft and typescript of "Important Schneider Engines, the influence of fuel on performances", the opening lecture by Banks at Swindon, 3 October 1973. . Bound copy of "Technical aspects of the Schneider Trophy and the world speed record for seaplanes" by Dr Ermanno Bazzocchi F.R.Ae.S, a lecture given at Royal Aeronautical Society (R.Ae.S), Coventry, 17 March 1971, and R.Ae.S. Southampton, 18 March 1971. . Two photocopies of "The evolution of a Schneider engine" by Banks, "The Aeroplane", 7 October 1931. . Reprinted booklet copy of "The Evolution of a Schneider engine" by Banks, "The Aeroplane", 7 October 1931. . Copy of a report on "The fuel problems of the 1931 Schneider Trophy contest and the world's record attempt" by Banks for the Ethyl Export Corporation, October 1931, with annotated notes on continuity. . Copy of "The fuel problems of the 1931 Schneider Trophy contest and the world's record attempt" by Banks for the Ethyl Export Corporation, October 1931, with a covering letter to Mr J. E. Ellor, Experimental Department, Rolls-Royce Ltd, Derby.
1 file. |
1931–1973 |
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Height record without oxygen, Tiger Moth, Brooklands. Altitude recorder chart for a "height test carried out by F. R. Banks on 13th September, 1936, between 1355 and 1520 hours in Tiger Moth G-ABTB, gipsy major engine. Indicated height 20,400 ft.".
1 file. |
1936 |
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6
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Pilot's flying log book. With a table plan of a Royal Aero Club dinner, 26 November 1957. Found inside log book.
1 file. |
1940–1943 |
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7
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Career change from the Associated Ethyl Company to the Bristol Aeroplane Company. Comprises: "Ode to an old Ethylian", a poem written for Banks on leaving the Associated Ethyl Company. . Letter from Jan to Banks, 6 October 1954. . Letter from Lord Beaverbrook to Banks, 4 November 1954. Sent from Canada.
1 file. |
1954 |
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8
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Aircraft industry papers sent to Banks with correspondence from the authors. Comprises:. "The Engine Scene" by S. G. Hooker (Technical Director, Rolls-Royce Ltd, Bristol Engine Division) with a covering letter to Banks from S. G. Hooker. November - December 1969. . "The Aircraft industry and the British economy" by A. G. G. Marshall (Managing Director of Marshall of Cambridge (Engineering) Ltd), January 1969. With a letter from A. G. G. Marshall to Banks, 18 July 1969, and a copy of Banks' reply, 21 July 1969. . "A historical summary of the Royal Aircraft Factory and its Antecedents: 1878-1918" by S. Child and C. F. Caunter, Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, Hants. Report no. AERO 2150, March 1947. . "Milestones and memories from 50 years of aero engine development" by A. C. Lovesey (Deputy Director of Engineering, Aero Engine Division, Rolls-Royce Ltd). The Royal Aeronautical Society 11th Sir Henry Royce Memorial Lecture, 7 November 1966. Notations on the back and front covers. . "16th Barnwell Memorial Lecture: Propulsion Prospects" by R. H. Weir, 12 March 1969. . "Exhaust Valve Internal Cooling: excerpts from S. D. Heron Autobiography. Especially for F. R. Banks"' by Robert V. Kerley. Notation on inside front cover. With the following press cuttings placed inside: "Newsletter and press summary", the Society of British Aerospace Companies Ltd, 4 July 1968; and "Origin of the Modern Air-Cooled Cylinder" by S. D. Heron, reprinted from "Metal Progress", January 1955.
1 file. |
1947–1969 |
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Miscellaneous. Comprises:. Notes of a meeting held at the Air Ministry between Sir Kingsley Wood (Secretary of State for Air) and Monsieur Guy La Chambre (French Air Minister), 4 April 1939. "The experience of a great technician: the art of building an engine a F. Rodwell Banks sees it", by Edmond Blanc, undated. . Table of statistics, "Aircraft delivered from 1st September, 1939, to 30th April, 1945. i.e. during the war in Europe". Primarily for the Hawker Siddeley Group, but includes other companies. Undated. "A short history of aviation gasoline development, 1903-1980" by Alexander R. Ogston. Reprinted from "The Aeronautical Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society", December 1981. . "The Archive: Derby Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust Branch" newsletter, 1988. "Bumblebee" poster, General Motors, Michigan. Undated. Copy of "Epoch making event in Derby Air History: first business trip by Aeroplane, Machine Lands at Darley Fields, Pilot interviewed". Reprinted from the "Derby Daily Express" 27 July 1929. Banks was the passenger. . Correspondence between Banks and Dr John S. Clarke of Joseph Lucas Ltd., Birmingham. Includes diagrams showing "trend in combustion intensity, 1940-1970, and trend in flame tube w/f ratio from 1942", 1942-64.
1 file. |
1929–1988 |
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