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Air defence resources in 1995
Catalogue reference: AVIA 26/2283
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This record is about the Air defence resources in 1995 dating from 1985 Mar 01 - 1985 Mar 31 in the series Ministry of Aviation, predecessors and successors: Royal Radar Establishment (later.... It is held at Creating government department or its successor.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- AVIA 26/2283
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1985 Mar 01 - 1985 Mar 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Air defence resources in 1995
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Creating government department or its successor
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- RSRE Ground Radar Systems Divisional Memorandum AD3/19
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- Public Record(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Closed Or Retained Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16507491/
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AVIA 26
Ministry of Aviation, predecessors and successors: Royal Radar Establishment (later...
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