Series
Air Ministry and Admiralty: Coastal Command: Registered Files
Catalogue reference: AIR 15
What's it about?
AIR 15
Files relating to the organization, planning, equipment and operations of Coastal Command.
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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AIR 15
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Title (The name of the record)
- Air Ministry and Admiralty: Coastal Command: Registered Files
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Date (When the record was created)
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1930-1974
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Description (What the record is about)
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Files relating to the organization, planning, equipment and operations of Coastal Command.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Papers of Commander W B Luard, RN Naval Operations Liaison Officer to Coastal Command RAF St. Eval during the Second World War are in ADM 334
Coastal Command was associated with the Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit whose reports are in AIR 65
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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)
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CC and other file series
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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990 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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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 1967 Ministry of Defence
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Command grew out of the Coastal Area which was responsible for the Fleet Air Arm and certain RAF units on the coasts of Great Britain. It was renamed Coastal Command on 14 July 1936. In July 1937 responsibility for the Fleet Air Arm was transferred to the Admiralty. During the Second World War Coastal Command undertook anti-U Boat operations, long range maritime reconnaissance and air/sea rescue searches. Aircraft of the Command also took place in offensive anti-shipping strikes and attacks on enemy shore installations. After the War Coastal Command shared with Royal Navy responsibility for the control of sea communications and included in its tasks reconnaissance and surveillance, anti-submarine operations and meteorological flights. Coastal Command was absorbed into Strike Command on 28 November 1969.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2070/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: AIR
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Air Ministry and Admiralty: Coastal Command: Registered Files