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Air Vice Marshall B C Yards CVO CBE

Catalogue reference: BCY

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This record is about the Air Vice Marshall B C Yards CVO CBE dating from 1947-1957.

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BCY
Title
Air Vice Marshall B C Yards CVO CBE
Date
1947-1957
Description

Ts reports, letters and memoirs relating to his service as commander of RAF Gatow, Berlin, during Operation PLAINFARE, the Berlin Airlift, June 1948 - October 1949, including a copy of the offical Air Ministry Report, April 1950, and as Commandant-General of the RAF Regiment and Inspector of Ground Combat Training, July 1954 - February 1957, including material relating to the history, organisation and functions of the RAF Regiment, its duties in the event of nuclear attack, and reports on its ground defence duties in Britain, Aden, Malaya, Cyprus and other RAF stations in the Middle and Far East.

Held by
Imperial War Museum Department of Documents
Language
English
Creator(s)
<persname>Yarde, B C, fl 1948-1950, Air Vice Marshal</persname>
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Unrestricted

Physical condition
Original documents
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/9348c4ee-e63d-4fd9-9745-9dc3c58cb110/

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Air Vice Marshall B C Yards CVO CBE