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Air Ministry and Ministry of Defence: Royal Air Force Overseas Commands: Reports...

Catalogue reference: AIR 23

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AIR 23

Reports, correspondence, etc. on operations of Iraq, India, Aden, Middle East and Far East Commands. Includes War Diaries of Air HQ, RAF Iraq, 1923 to 1930. Records of the administration and operations of the various RAF commands in the...

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Reference
AIR 23
Title
Air Ministry and Ministry of Defence: Royal Air Force Overseas Commands: Reports and Correspondence
Date
1916-1984
Description

Reports, correspondence, etc. on operations of Iraq, India, Aden, Middle East and Far East Commands. Includes War Diaries of Air HQ, RAF Iraq, 1923 to 1930. Records of the administration and operations of the various RAF commands in the Mediterranean, North Africa, the Middle East, India and the Far East during the Second World War, including records of liaison between and operations of the Allied air forces, armies and navies.

This series does not contain the records of Air Forces and the like which were involved in North West Europe.

Arrangement
Arrangement

Files have been listed under Command and Unit Titles.

Related material

See also the RAF Liaison Missions papers in AIR 46

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
8788 files and volumes
Access conditions
Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition

From 1969 Ministry of Defence

Accruals
Series is accruing.
Unpublished finding aids
Index to commands with series list
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2078/

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Air Ministry and Ministry of Defence: Royal Air Force Overseas Commands: Reports and Correspondence