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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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AIR 27

Title
Air Ministry and successors: Operations Record Books, Squadrons
Date

1911-1996

Description

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.

Arrangement
Arrangement

The Operation Record Books are arranged chronologically under each squadron.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Physical description

4380 files and volumes

Access conditions

Available in digital format unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

From 1973 Ministry of Defence

Accruals

Series is accruing

Administrative / biographical background

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.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2082/

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Air Ministry and successors: Operations Record Books, Squadrons