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Air Ministry and Ministry of Defence: Operations Record Books, Commands

Catalogue reference: AIR 24

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AIR 24

Daily record of events in each Command or Force entered on 'Form 540' with appendices which contain documents illustrating and expanding the record. The records are arranged chronologically under each Command and include those of the Directorate...

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AIR 24

Title
Air Ministry and Ministry of Defence: Operations Record Books, Commands
Date

1920-1996

Description

Daily record of events in each Command or Force entered on 'Form 540' with appendices which contain documents illustrating and expanding the record. The records are arranged chronologically under each Command and include those of the Directorate of the Women's Auxilliary Air Force.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Physical description

3385 files and volumes

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

Air Ministry , from 1971

Accruals

Series is accruing.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2079/

Catalogue hierarchy

Over 27 million records

This record is held at The National Archives, Kew

724,929 records

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: Operations Record Books, Commands