Hi Ed
The archive is open to the public for personal visits by prior appointment. They may also be able to answer simple research queries, but there are only 2 members of staff and they are not directly employed by BAe, but by a Document Warehousing company that, I think, is only charged with keeping the records safe, not with providing a research service. I’ve spent 4 days there now, rummaging through box after box of indexed original Comet 1 drawings!!
If you tell me the exact nature of your interest, I’ll ask them what they can accommodate.
Thanks for your tip on paint! It’s important that the finish is “crackle” rather than “wrinkle”! I’ll see what I can find online.
Alan