Series
Air Ministry and successors: Operations Record Books, Squadrons
Catalogue reference: AIR 27
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AIR 27
Record books in this series provide a daily record of events in each squadron entered on Form 540, with appendices including some photographs (many of which may have different covering dates from those of the books themselves). Also included are...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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AIR 27
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Title (The name of the record)
- Air Ministry and successors: Operations Record Books, Squadrons
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Date (When the record was created)
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1911-1996
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Description (What the record is about)
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Record books in this series provide a daily record of events in each squadron entered on Form 540, with appendices including some photographs (many of which may have different covering dates from those of the books themselves).
Also included are some Operations Record Books (ORBs) for Dominion and allied air force squadrons under British command. Though the system of Operations Record Books started after the First World War few books in this series date from before the mid-1930s.
Digital images of Royal Air Force operations record books 1911-1963 (AIR 27/1-2893) can be searched and downloaded.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
The Operation Record Books are arranged chronologically under each squadron.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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4380 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Available in digital format unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1973 Ministry of Defence
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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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 object of the Operations Record Book (ORB) was to furnish a complete historical record of a unit from the time of its formation, including an accurate record of operations carried out. Information was thereby collected for future reference with a view to improving the organization, equipment and administration of the Royal Air Force.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2082/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: AIR
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Air Ministry and successors: Operations Record Books, Squadrons