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Air Ministry: 333 Group, later Eastern Air Command: Allied Invasion of North Africa...
Catalogue reference: AIR 47
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AIR 47
The papers in this series relate entirely to the planning stage of OperationTorch.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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AIR 47
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Title (The name of the record)
- Air Ministry: 333 Group, later Eastern Air Command: Allied Invasion of North Africa (Operation Torch), Planning Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1942-1944
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Description (What the record is about)
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The papers in this series relate entirely to the planning stage of OperationTorch.
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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)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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71 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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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 planning and organisation for the British air element in Operation Torch, the allied invasion of North Africa in November 1942, was carried out in 333 group, later Eastern Air Command, under the command of Air Marshal Sir William Welsh.
Operation Cackle, the movement of No. 500 (General Reconnaissance) squadron of Hudson aircraft to the operational area to support the landings, formed part of the planning.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2102/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: AIR
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Air Ministry: 333 Group, later Eastern Air Command: Allied Invasion of North Africa (Operation Torch), Planning Papers