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Design of United Kingdom Air Forces badge
Catalogue reference: DEFE 58/112
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This record is about the Design of United Kingdom Air Forces badge dating from 1975 Jan 01 - 1976 Dec 31 in the series Royal Air Force, Strike Command: Reports, Files, Memos and Operation Orders. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- DEFE 58/112
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1975 Jan 01 - 1976 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Design of United Kingdom Air Forces badge
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- With photographic negatives
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- STC/37521/18/P1 PART 1
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11340576/
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Series information
DEFE 58
Royal Air Force, Strike Command: Reports, Files, Memos and Operation Orders
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the series: DEFE 58
Royal Air Force, Strike Command: Reports, Files, Memos and Operation Orders
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Design of United Kingdom Air Forces badge
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