Series
Air Ministry, British Air Forces of Occupation, Germany and Allied Commission for...
Catalogue reference: AIR 55
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AIR 55
This series contains papers relating to the British Air Forces of Occupation (Germany) and the Air Division Allied Commission Austria (British Element). They cover all aspects of operations, administration and disarmament, and include Orders of...
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 55
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Title (The name of the record)
- Air Ministry, British Air Forces of Occupation, Germany and Allied Commission for Austria (British Element), Air Division: Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1941-1957
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains papers relating to the British Air Forces of Occupation (Germany) and the Air Division Allied Commission Austria (British Element). They cover all aspects of operations, administration and disarmament, and include Orders of Battle for 2nd TAF (Tactical Air Force), the wartime precursor of British Air Forces of Occupation (BAFO). A large proportion of the papers derives from the MREUs (Missing Research and Enquiry Units) and Missing Research and Enquiry Service (MRES), relating to their post-war work in Europe.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For further records of the Allied Commission for Austria (British Element) see Foreign Office,
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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)
- 359 file(s)
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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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1975-2008 Ministry of Defence
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- No further accruals are expected
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2110/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: AIR
Records created or inherited by the Air Ministry, the Royal Air Force, and related...
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Air Ministry, British Air Forces of Occupation, Germany and Allied Commission for Austria (British Element), Air Division: Papers