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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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AMWO 167/1922 (2 March 1922)
Aluminium letters "RAF" are to be substituted for the existing painted letter son RAF light tenders, ambulances and heavy vehicles of all types. The nomenclature, description and scale will be as follows: -
Section - 17H
| Reference No | Description | Detail | Class of Stores | Scale |
| Plates, Identification, 'RAF' - | ||||
| 521 | Heavy Tenders | 5" letters - Aluminium; set of 3 letters for fixing to sides of vehicle | A | 2 sets per vehicle |
| 522 | Light Tenders | 3" letters - Aluminium; set of 3 letters for fixing to sides of vehicle | A | 2 sets per vehicle |
| 525 | Screws plated | Special, for fixing plates only | B | 12 per set of 3 letters |
| Stencils, aluminium, 'RAF' | ||||
| 523 | Heavy Tenders | For fixing letters and for use when polishing letters to prevent damage to paint | A | 1 set per 3 vehicles |
| 524 | Light Tenders | A | set per 3 vehicles |
The letters are to be fixed on both sides of each vehicle as shown in the following sketches: -
Light Tenders
Heavy Tenders
and should be countersunk about 1/32 inch into the woodwork of the vehicle.
Demands for the plates are to be forwarded to No 1 Stores Depot, Kidbrooke by units for fitting in the following order of priority: -
Reconditioned vehicles in use
Reconditioned vehicles in storage
Demands from home units must also state the chassis numbers and the reference number of the personnel establishment date d 1 January 1922, showing the number of vehicles authorised to be held by the unit. In the case of units abroad, only the chassis number will be quoted.
(Note - Vehicles which are earmarked for reconditioning by makers or for disposal out of the Royal Air Force are not to be fitted with these letters; and in the event of any such vehicle being inadvertently so fitted, the plates are to be dismantled and handed into store before the vehicle leaves the unit.)
AMWO 836/1922 (9 November 1922)
All reconditioned vehicles and motor cycles of any description received at the MT Repair Depot for overhaul will be re-issued with their old number.
All unreconditioned vehicles and motor cycles received at the MT Repair Depot for reconditioning will be re-issued with 'O' in front of the first digit of the old number
All new motor cycles erected by the MT Repair Depot under Air Ministry instructions will be given numbers starting at 0001 and continuing up to 0100. These number s will be stamped on the machine in two different places as indicated in diagram 'A' appended to this Order.
A vehicle or motor cycle once having been allotted a number of one of the two new series will be recognised by that number throughout its life; no change in number will be carried out should the vehicle or motor cycle be again returned to MT Repair Depot for repair. When any number parts have to be replaced the series number of the vehicle is to be stamped on the new part, as requisite.
On all motorcycles the numbers stamped on the engine and the steering head column must always agree. For motor cycles at present held on charge, a number corresponding to that on the engine is to be stamped by units on the steering head column (see diagram 'A'), and a certificate to the effect the stamping has been carried out is to be forwarded by each unit, through the usual channels, to the Secretary, Air Ministry.
P and M sidecars will, in future, be recognised by the number at present stamped on the frame in the position indicated in diagram 'B'. That number is to be painted in white figures 1½ inches high, inside the small tool locker at the back of the body, as indicated in diagram 'B'. All existing numbers, other than the above are to be obliterated and units are to forward to the Secretary, Air Ministry, a return showing all changes in identification numbers of sidecars which will result. The return is to be accompanied by a certificate to the effect that all sidecars held on charge at each unit have been correctly marked.
The body of the sidecar will at all times bear the number of the chassis to which it is fitted. If a new chassis is fitted, the body number is to be amended to agree with the new chassis number.
To ensure that no alterations in identification numbers are overlooked, the old number is to be inserted in brackets against each sidecar shown on the quarterly return, Form 699, for the period ending 31 December 1922.
Engine numbers of vehicles, other than motor cycles, are not to be inserted in Form 699 in future. Vehicles are shown by chassis number only. The registration number is to be inserted in the column provided.
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