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Accident to DH 106 Comet aircraft G-ALYY at Entebbe, Uganda on 21 Jan 1953: report...
Catalogue reference: BT 218/31
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This record is about the Accident to DH 106 Comet aircraft G-ALYY at Entebbe, Uganda on 21 Jan 1953: report... dating from 1953 in the series Air Ministry and Successors: Accidents Investigation (AI Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- BT 218/31
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1953
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Description (What the record is about)
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Accident to DH 106 Comet aircraft G-ALYY at Entebbe, Uganda on 21 Jan 1953: report by Director-General of Civil Aviation in East Africa
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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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- Closed Until 1995
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- Open Document, Open Description
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BT 218
Air Ministry and Successors: Accidents Investigation (AI Series) Files
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