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Catalogue reference: AIR 78

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AIR 78

Index to airmen's and airwomen's service records held in AIR 79 and AIR 80. The microfilmed slips usually contain name and RAF service number only. This index is not 100% complete. The great majority of the original index slips were microfilmed;...

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AIR 78

Title
Air Ministry and Ministry of Defence: Department of the Air Member for Personnel: Index to Airmen and Airwomen
Date

1918-1975

Description

Index to airmen's and airwomen's service records held in AIR 79 and AIR 80. The microfilmed slips usually contain name and RAF service number only.

This index is not 100% complete. The great majority of the original index slips were microfilmed; however, there are a small number of random gaps, where a slip had been lost prior to filming.

The index slips are available to download as digital microfilm.

Related material

For airmen's service records, see AIR 79

For airwomen's service records, see AIR 80

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Physical description

177 microform

Access conditions

Available in microform only unless otherwise stated

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2132/

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Air Ministry and Ministry of Defence: Department of the Air Member for Personnel: Index to Airmen and Airwomen