Series
Air Ministry: Allied Expeditionary Air Force, later Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary...
Catalogue reference: AIR 37
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AIR 37
This series contains records of the Allied Expeditionary Air Force and of its principal components the Second Tactical Air Force (RAF), the American Ninth Air Force, USAAF and the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (Air). Also...
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 37
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Title (The name of the record)
- Air Ministry: Allied Expeditionary Air Force, later Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (Air), and 2nd Tactical Air Force: Registered Files and Reports
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1939-1969
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records of the Allied Expeditionary Air Force and of its principal components the Second Tactical Air Force (RAF), the American Ninth Air Force, USAAF and the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (Air). Also included are files of, or relating to, 2, 38, 46, 83, 84 and 85 Groups and 310 Squadron, which were controlled by the British organizations above; of the Air Commander-in-Chief (Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory) and his chief of Operations and Plans (Air Vice Marshal Strafford).
There are also files originating at Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force which relate largely to the organisation and operation of the AEAF and which are arranged under the headings SHAEF (Main and Rear), Chief of Staff (Supreme Allied Command) and Deputy Chief of Staff (Air). A few other files relate to 21 Army Group, Air Vice Marshal Disarmament (Executive), US Strategic Air Forces, Europe and 88 Group, a group especially formed to take part in operation 'Apostle', the return to Norway on the surrender of the Germans.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- AEAF and other file series
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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, Allied Expeditionary Air Force, 1943-1944
- Air Ministry, Second Tactical Air Force, 1943-1945
- Air Ministry, Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (Air), 1944-1945
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1466 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1971 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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AEAF was established on 15 November 1943 and replaced by SHAEF (Air) which in turn disbanded in July 1945. The 2nd Tactical Air Force (originally just the Tactical Air Force) was formed on 1 June 1943 and became the Air Component of the Occupation Forces in Germany on 17 July 1945 as the British Air Forces of Occupation.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2092/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: AIR
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Air Ministry: Allied Expeditionary Air Force, later Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (Air), and 2nd Tactical Air Force: Registered Files and Reports