Series
Air Ministry: Army Co-operation Command: Registered Files
Catalogue reference: AIR 39
What's it about?
AIR 39
This series consists of the organisation and operations papers of Army Co-operation Command.
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 39
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Title (The name of the record)
- Air Ministry: Army Co-operation Command: Registered Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1939-1945
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of the organisation and operations papers of Army Co-operation Command.
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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)
- ACC and file other 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)
- Air Ministry, Army Co-operation Command, 1940-1943
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 147 files and volumes
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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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The aim of Army Co-operation Command, formed on 1 December 1940, was to give air support to the army in the field, by reconnaissance, close-support bombing, landing of airborne troops and provision of Air Observation Posts for the Artillery. The Command consisted of a headquaters and two groups - No 70(AC) Group (responsible for training and development) and No 71 (AC) Group (operational group).
The Command disbanded on 1 June 1943 and its functions were absorbed by the Tactical Air Force (later Second Tactical Air Force).
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2094/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: AIR
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Air Ministry: Army Co-operation Command: Registered Files