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Hastings aircraft TE 583: air intake temperate tests
Catalogue reference: AVIA 21/312
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This record is about the Hastings aircraft TE 583: air intake temperate tests dating from 1949 in the series Ministry of Aircraft Production and Ministry of Supply: Airborne Forces Establishment,.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- AVIA 21/312
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1949
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Description (What the record is about)
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Hastings aircraft TE 583: air intake temperate tests
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- AFEE/T63
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Air Force
- Air transport
- Research
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2184126/
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