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Degaussing of aircraft carriers: experiments with model of HMS ILLUSTRIOUS
Catalogue reference: ADM 204/389
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This record is about the Degaussing of aircraft carriers: experiments with model of HMS ILLUSTRIOUS dating from 1941 in the series Admiralty: Admiralty Research Laboratory: Reports and Notes. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- ADM 204/389
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1941
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Description (What the record is about)
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Degaussing of aircraft carriers: experiments with model of HMS ILLUSTRIOUS
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- N82/H34
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2166783/
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ADM 204
Admiralty: Admiralty Research Laboratory: Reports and Notes
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