Hordern, Herle Maudslay (Oral history)

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British officer served with Tank Testing Section, Tank Corps and Royal Tank Corps in GB, 1921-1928; served with Directorate of Mechanisation in GB, 1932-1936; served with Tank Inspection Department of Woolwich Arsenal Armaments Department in GB, 1936-1939

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REEL 1 Recollections of period as officer with Tank Testing Section, Tank Corps and Royal Tank Corps in GB, 1921-1928: background to posting to section; 1921; question of degree of mechanical knowledge of senior Tank Corps officers; posting to section, 1921; role and duties; trials with track and suspension systems; problems using commercial engines for tanks. REEL 2 Continues: problems of using underpowered engines; practicality of one man tanks; developments in tank design; comparison between test procedures at Farnborough and Charlton Park Tank Testing Parks. Aspects of period as officer with Directorate of Mechanisation in GB, 1932-1936: duties; Royal Tank Corps desire for increased protection; testing vehicle in service; design liaison with Citroen; opinion of Independent Tank; financial restrictions on development work; tank engine specifications. REEL 3 Continues: problems of track design. Aspects of period as officer with Tank Inspection Department, Woolwich Arsenel Armaments Department in GB, 1936-1939: posting to department; testing Vickers Light Tank in Newcastle upon Tyne; duties and composition of inspecting staff; problems with tank engine during testing at Newcastle upon Tyne.

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Category: Sound
Related period: 1945-1989 (production), Interwar (content), Interwar (association)
Creator: IWM (Production company)
Lance, David G (Recorder)
Hordern, Herle Maudslay (Interviewee/Speaker)
Production date: 1976-12-09
Dimensions: whole: Duration 80, Number Of Items 3
Catalogue number: 869

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