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Chadwick, Arthur Biography Biography
Arthur Chadwick was an aircraft designer employed by the Avro Design and Development department during the Second World War. He was involved in the development of the AVRO Lancaster and Tudor aircraft.

Scope and Content
Loose leaf notes produced by Arthur Chadwick containing drawings for hydraulic, oil, fuel and oxygen pipework, along with sectional diagrams for connectors in bombers constructed by AVRO during the Second World War. Types of aircraft are Lancaster, Manchester, Anson, York, Lincoln, Lancastrian and Tudor. One page of the notes has been signed by aircraft designer Roy Chadwick.
Extent
1 small box of loose papers
Physical description
The notes and original box are in a good condition. Care should be taken to ensure pages remain in order.
Language
English
Archival history
Arthur Chadwick bequeathed the notes to the donor.
Level of description
ITEM
Repository name
Science and Industry Museum

Associated people and organisations

Chadwick, Roy Biography Biography
British Aircraft designer, born in Farnworth in 1893. Chadwick worked as a draughtsman at British Westinghouse in Trafford Park whist attending school and at age 18, in 1911, he began work at A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd as Alliott Verdon-Roe's personal assistant. He was appointed Avro's Chief Designer in 1918. Chadwick designed a number of planes for AVRO, including the Avro F in 1912, the WW1 light bomber and training plane, the Avro 504, the Avro Avian and the Lancaster bomber. Chadwick died on 23 August 1947 in a crash during the takeoff of the prototype Avro Tudor 2 G-AGSU from Woodford Aerodrome.

Conditions governing access
Open access.
Conditions governing Reproduction
Copies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions. Copyright in the notes was transferred by the donor to the museum.

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