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Catalogue reference: AIR 84

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AIR 84

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Reference
AIR 84
Title
Series reserved for future transfer
Date
1939-1963
Description

Related material

For a name index to airmen's and airwomen's service records, including service records in this series, see AIR 78

Records of service for RAF officers discharged before 1920 are in AIR 76

RAF Airmens service records prior to the Second World War can be found in AIR 79

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
War Office, 1857-1964
Physical description
file(s)
Immediate source of acquisition

From 2024 Ministry of Defence

Accruals
This series is accruing.
Administrative / biographical background

This collection of records primarily includes individuals who served in the various units of the Royal Air Force, during and after the Second World War.

It includes both men and women who enlisted for service, as well as those born or residing both in and outside the United Kingdom at their time of enlistment.

The series contains those who were discharged before the end of National Service in 1963. The records were also used for pension purposes after 1945.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C20232365/

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