Series
Air Ministry: Maintenance Command: Registered Files
Catalogue reference: AIR 17
What's it about?
AIR 17
Files relating to the organisation and activities of Maintenance 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)
- AIR 17
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Title (The name of the record)
- Air Ministry: Maintenance Command: Registered Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1936-1979
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Description (What the record is about)
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Files relating to the organisation and activities of Maintenance Command.
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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)
- MC 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)
- 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, Maintenance Command, 1938-1964
- Ministry of Defence, Maintenance Command, 1964-1973
- Ministry of Defence, Support Command, 1973-1994
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 127 files and volumes
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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 2006 Ministry of Defence
from 1970 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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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 was formed on 1 April 1938. Maintenance Command, which was the largest employer of civilian labour in the Royal Air Force, formed the supply and engineering backing to the Service. Amongst its responsibilities was the receiving, inspecting, storing and issuing of aircraft equipment, spares, materials and explosives. Other functions included servicing, general engineering, repair salvage, bomb disposal and gas production. Maintenance Command disbanded on 31 August 1973 and its functions were absorbed by Support Command.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2072/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: AIR
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Air Ministry: Maintenance Command: Registered Files