Series
Air Ministry and Ministry of Defence: Department of the Chief of the Air Staff: Registered...
Catalogue reference: AIR 8
What's it about?
AIR 8
Records of the Chief of the Air Staff who, as professional head of the Royal Air Force, is responsible for Royal Air Force policy, the conduct of air operations, the fighting efficiency, equipment, training and disposition of RAF formations and...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- AIR 8
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Title (The name of the record)
- Air Ministry and Ministry of Defence: Department of the Chief of the Air Staff: Registered Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1916-1998
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records of the Chief of the Air Staff who, as professional head of the Royal Air Force, is responsible for Royal Air Force policy, the conduct of air operations, the fighting efficiency, equipment, training and disposition of RAF formations and intelligence and communications matters. The series also contains records of the Vice, Deputy and Assistant Chiefs of the Air Staff.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Papers of Marshal Sir John Slessor are held in AIR 75
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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)
- ID2 and ID3 file series
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Air Ministry, Department of the Chief of the Air Staff, 1918-1964
- Committee of Imperial Defence, Air Committee, 1912-1914
- Ministry of Defence, Department of the Chief of the Air Staff, 1964-1964
- War Committee, 1915-1916
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 4133 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1965 Air Ministry
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2063/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: AIR
Records created or inherited by the Air Ministry, the Royal Air Force, and related...
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Air Ministry and Ministry of Defence: Department of the Chief of the Air Staff: Registered Files