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Northern Air Traffic Control Centre, Barton Hall, Preston, Lancs: photographs including...
Catalogue reference: DR 81/18
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- DR 81/18
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1959 Aug
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Description (What the record is about)
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Northern Air Traffic Control Centre, Barton Hall, Preston, Lancs: photographs including the control room and the RAF triangulation room
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Air Force
- Air transport
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DR 81
Civil Aviation Authority and predecessors: Air Traffic Control and Navigational Aids...
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