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Logbooks of Aircraft, etc.

Catalogue reference: SUPP 1

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SUPP 1

The two pieces in this series consist of the technical logs and supplementary papers relating to the airframes and engines of the Gloster Whittle Jet-Propelled Aircraft E.28/39 (the first jet-propelled aircraft to fly in this country) and the...

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SUPP 1

Title
Logbooks of Aircraft, etc.
Date

1941-1953

Description

The two pieces in this series consist of the technical logs and supplementary papers relating to the airframes and engines of the Gloster Whittle Jet-Propelled Aircraft E.28/39 (the first jet-propelled aircraft to fly in this country) and the Hawker Aircraft P.1072.

The technical logs cover the period of trial and experiment and do not constitute a record of military or training operations.

Related material

For flight log books of the Royal Aircraft Factory (later Royal Aircraft Establishment) of the Ministry of Supply and predecessors see AVIA 1

Separated material

The documents in SUPP 1/1 relating to the Gloster Whittle Jet-Propelled Aircraft are deposited on loan at the Science Museum, London where the aircraft is on exhibition.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Royal Aircraft Establishment, 1918-1988
Physical description

2 box(es)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Subjects
Topics
Operations, battles and campaigns
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13709/

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