Lanchester gives his views on on the war, appeasement, pacifism, his lack of confidence in the Prime Minister (Neville Chamberlain), democracy, Poland. He talks about his work on the early development of aircraft and his book Aircraft In Warfare. Mentions several of his 'inventions' such as low altitude flying as a tactical operation, the air-craft carrier (he used the name pontoon), the N2 law, steel plate for armoured cars, formation flying.
Copy letter from Frederick Lanchester to Geoffrey Smith on a variety of subjects
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- Dates of Creation23 September 1939