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Air Ministry and Ministry of Defence: Central Fighter Establishment: Reports and...
Catalogue reference: AIR 64
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AIR 64
Papers in this series are mainly reports of the work of the establishment; trials of new types of aircraft and equipment, tests of aircraft in new roles and against other types, visits to operational theatres and to allied air forces. They also...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- AIR 64
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Title (The name of the record)
- Air Ministry and Ministry of Defence: Central Fighter Establishment: Reports and Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1944-1966
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Description (What the record is about)
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Papers in this series are mainly reports of the work of the establishment; trials of new types of aircraft and equipment, tests of aircraft in new roles and against other types, visits to operational theatres and to allied air forces. They also include records of courses and conferences.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Records of Fighter Command can be found in AIR 16
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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, Central Fighter Establishment, 1944-1964
- Ministry of Defence, Central Fighter Establishment, 1964-1966
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 484 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1975 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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A Central Fighter Establishment was formed at RAF Tangmere in October 1944, moved to West Raynham in September 1945 and from there to Binbrook in October 1962. It was disbanded in February 1966. Its aim was 'to increase the efficiency of the fighter aircraft and the man who flies it, in all the roles in which the day and night fighter can be used.'
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2119/
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: AIR
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Air Ministry and Ministry of Defence: Central Fighter Establishment: Reports and Papers