Series
Admiralty: Fleet Air Arm: Squadron Diaries and Standing Orders
Catalogue reference: ADM 207
What's it about?
ADM 207
This series comprises squadron diaries containing a day-by-day account of the domestic and administrative activities of some of the Fleet Air Arm's front line and training squadrons, mainly from the World War 2 period but with some post-war...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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ADM 207
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Title (The name of the record)
- Admiralty: Fleet Air Arm: Squadron Diaries and Standing Orders
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Date (When the record was created)
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1939-1957
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series comprises squadron diaries containing a day-by-day account of the domestic and administrative activities of some of the Fleet Air Arm's front line and training squadrons, mainly from the World War 2 period but with some post-war diaries for training and RNVR squadrons.
Further diaries are held by the Fleet Air Arm Museum at Yeovilton, Somerset, along with some squadron"line books". Line books are a less formal record of a squadron's activities and mishaps, enlivened by photographs, cartoons etc.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Reports of Proceedings ADM 217
War History Cases ADM 199
Cut 90 - Aviation
Cut 3 - Actions with the enemy
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Board of Admiralty, Fleet Air Arm, 1939-1964
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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69 volume(s)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1916/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: ADM
Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies
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Admiralty: Fleet Air Arm: Squadron Diaries and Standing Orders