Series
Air Ministry and Ministry of Defence: Operations Record Books, Miscellaneous Units
Catalogue reference: AIR 29
What's it about?
AIR 29
This series consists of Operation Record Books (form 540) and appendices (form 541) for units of the RAF other than Commands, Wings, Squadrons or Stations. Also included are some ORBs for Dominion Air Force units operating as part of the RAF...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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AIR 29
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Title (The name of the record)
- Air Ministry and Ministry of Defence: Operations Record Books, Miscellaneous Units
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Date (When the record was created)
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1912-1996
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of Operation Record Books (form 540) and appendices (form 541) for units of the RAF other than Commands, Wings, Squadrons or Stations. Also included are some ORBs for Dominion Air Force units operating as part of the RAF during the Second World War. Although the system of Operation Record Books started after the First World War, few Books in this series date from before the mid 1930s.
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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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6125 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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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 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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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- Hard-copy indexes to units and places are available at The National Archives
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2084/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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, Miscellaneous Units