Series
Air Ministry: Royal Air Force Inspectorate General: Reports and Papers
Catalogue reference: AIR 33
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AIR 33
The Inspector General was responsible for inspecting units and formations of the Royal Air Force and the Women's Royal Air Force. This series contains reports of visits, including some to Royal Australian Air Force units. The series also contains...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- AIR 33
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Title (The name of the record)
- Air Ministry: Royal Air Force Inspectorate General: Reports and Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1938-1977
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Description (What the record is about)
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The Inspector General was responsible for inspecting units and formations of the Royal Air Force and the Women's Royal Air Force. This series contains reports of visits, including some to Royal Australian Air Force units. The series also contains papers of the Meteorological Services and Meteorological Policy Committees.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For records of the Meteorological Office see BJ
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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)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Air Ministry, Inspector General of the Royal Air Force, 1918-1964
- Ministry of Defence, Inspector General of the Royal Air Force, 1964-1969
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 87 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- 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 1969 Ministry of Defence
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- 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 post of inspector general was created in August 1918 to look into matters which, in the opinion of the Air Council, required investigation. Although no formal terms of reference were ever issued, his normal duties were to inspect units and formations of the Royal Air Force and Women's Royal Air Force at home and abroad and to report to the Air Council upon their training and efficiency. In so far as the Inspector General was answerable to anyone, it was to the Chief of the Air staff. The Inspector General was usually an air marshal or air chief marshal on his last tour. The post was abolished in January 1969.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2088/
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: Royal Air Force Inspectorate General: Reports and Papers