Record revealed
Report on the British Indian Army, 1943
This Second World War War Office document assessed the British Indian Army's battle readiness and made recommendations for its development.
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Irving parachute and safety harness: development
Catalogue reference: AVIA 8/501
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This record is about the Irving parachute and safety harness: development dating from 1932 - 1934 in the series Air Ministry and successors: Inventions, and Research and Development, Registered.... 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)
- AVIA 8/501
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1932 - 1934
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Description (What the record is about)
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Irving parachute and safety harness: development
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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)
- 169981/32
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1977406/
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AVIA 8
Air Ministry and successors: Inventions, and Research and Development, Registered...
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