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Unorthodox aircraft. Includes newspaper and magazine cuttings regarding reported...
Catalogue reference: DEFE 41/117
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This record is about the Unorthodox aircraft. Includes newspaper and magazine cuttings regarding reported... dating from 1949-1950 in the series Foreign Office and Ministry of Defence: Scientific and Technical Intelligence Branch.... 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 41/117
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1949-1950
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Description (What the record is about)
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Unorthodox aircraft.
Includes newspaper and magazine cuttings regarding reported sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects and Flying Saucers [UFOs]; and German PW, ex Russia, interrogation reports concerning aircraft factories and airfields; with sketch plans of factories, workshops and various aircraft, including helicopters.
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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)
- 9017/8 Vol 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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Language (The language of the record)
- English and German
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1196078/
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DEFE 41
Foreign Office and Ministry of Defence: Scientific and Technical Intelligence Branch...
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