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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Parachutes: policy on types and installation
Catalogue reference: AVIA 8/503
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This record is about the Parachutes: policy on types and installation dating from 1938 - 1948 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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- AVIA 8/503
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1938 - 1948
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Description (What the record is about)
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Parachutes: policy on types and installation
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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)
- 833082/38
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1977408/
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AVIA 8
Air Ministry and successors: Inventions, and Research and Development, Registered...
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