What is this Whirlwind of which you speak?
All I could turn up is a catchy ditty by popular Canadian beat combo 'TV On The Radio'
Dirty Little Whirlwind
Probably amongst this stuff here somewhere ...Originally Posted by AndyJWest Go to original post
http://discovery.nationalarchives.go...x/6?iaid=98239
Fancy a drive out to the national Archives at Kew in Surrey ?
I'm not sure how complete the National Archives are, Galway. And of course, even if it was sent, there is no way of telling if it was read at the other end.
And though I'm not far from Kew, I'm probably not the best person to look through such material anyway. Someone more clued-up on the historical details would probably find it quicker if it's there and no doubt spot other useful information in the process.
If someone is actually interested in following this up, it might make sense to see whether Westland (or more accurately, its successors) still have records of such things: often record-keeping is better at the source than at the destination. Though that leads us back to the question as to whether anyone took any notice of it. Maybe research in Lockheed archives is called for.
On a more general point, I think this indicates the general level of technical coordination at this point in time - the British new (at least in general terms) that there were problems with the P-38, and someone saw the connection with an issue with the Whirlwind - and managed to send what was seen as relevant information across the Atlantic without excessive bureaucracy. Nothing like a war to cut back on red tape....