Series
Air Ministry: British Air Forces in France: Registered Files
Catalogue reference: AIR 35
What's it about?
AIR 35
This series consists of the few surviving records of the British Air Forces in France between September 1939 and May 1940. These files deal mainly with administrative and strategic matters.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- AIR 35
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Title (The name of the record)
- Air Ministry: British Air Forces in France: Registered Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1937-1943
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of the few surviving records of the British Air Forces in France between September 1939 and May 1940. These files deal mainly with administrative and strategic matters.
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 354 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure
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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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On the outbreak of war two groups of Squadrons were dispatched to France. One was the Advanced Air Strike Force consisting of ten Squadrons of Fairey Battles and two of Hurricanes. The second was the Air Component of the British Expeditionary Force with five Squadrons of Lysanders for army co-operation and four of Hurricanes. With the German offensive from 10 May 1940 many airfields were destroyed and Squadrons withdrew often in great confusion to Britain. The last units left France on 25 June 1940.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2090/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: AIR
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Air Ministry: British Air Forces in France: Registered Files