Collection of personal papers relating to Ian B. Wright's employment at Frankenstein & Sons
- Made:
- circa 1955 in Newton Heath
Half a box of papers. Gives a very good insight into the development of pressurised suits developed for and used by the Royal Air Force. There is also information about the feasibility of a British effort into getting a manned vehicle into orbit, using a rocket supplied by Avro. Frankenstein's was also involved in the research and design of space suits used by NASA astronauts in the 1960s.
