Series
Air Ministry: Royal Air Force Institute of Aviation Medicine: Reports
Catalogue reference: AIR 58
What's it about?
AIR 58
The series includes technical reports of the USA Committee on Aviation Medicine, which were preserved in the institute's library. Many pieces contain diagrams, drawings and photographs.
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 58
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Title (The name of the record)
- Air Ministry: Royal Air Force Institute of Aviation Medicine: Reports
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1942-1989
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Description (What the record is about)
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The series includes technical reports of the USA Committee on Aviation Medicine, which were preserved in the institute's library.
Many pieces contain diagrams, drawings and photographs.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Other records relating to the Institute may be found in: AIR 2/2506 AIR 2/5016
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Air Ministry, Royal Air Force Institute of Aviation Medicine, 1945-1964
- Air Ministry, Royal Air Force Physiological Laboratory, 1939-1945
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 590 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 1976 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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The Royal Air Force Physiological Laboratory was established by the Flying Personnel Research Committee at the RAE Farnborough in 1939. In 1945 it was renamed the Royal Air Force Institute of Aviation Medicine. The Institute is primarily concerned with research but it also has a responsibility for specialist training.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2113/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: AIR
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Air Ministry: Royal Air Force Institute of Aviation Medicine: Reports