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Air Ministry: Royal Air Force Liaison Missions: Papers

Catalogue reference: AIR 46

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AIR 46

Records of the Air Liaison Missions to Canada, South Africa and Egypt and of missions to the USSR. They cover the Empire Air Training Scheme, the training of the Royal Norwegian Air Force in Canada, and the escape of prisoners of war from enemy...

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Reference
AIR 46
Title
Air Ministry: Royal Air Force Liaison Missions: Papers
Date
1933-1960
Description

Records of the Air Liaison Missions to Canada, South Africa and Egypt and of missions to the USSR. They cover the Empire Air Training Scheme, the training of the Royal Norwegian Air Force in Canada, and the escape of prisoners of war from enemy held territory and include a number of reports etc. There are also files of the RAF Delegation (later Mission) to Greece, 1945-1952, and additional material relating to the Air Liaison Mission to Canada, 1940-1960.

Related material

Records of some other RAF Missions are in AIR 23

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
69 file(s)
Access conditions
Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition

From 1970 Ministry of Defence

Accruals
Series is accruing
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2101/

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Air Ministry: Royal Air Force Liaison Missions: Papers