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Smuggling gangs and coastal policing in 19th-century England
Following the Napoleonic Wars, smuggling became a major concern for the British government.
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Free balloon barrage: Admiralty scheme
Catalogue reference: AVIA 25/30
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This record is about the Free balloon barrage: Admiralty scheme dating from 1940 in the series Air Ministry and Ministry of Aircraft Production: Royal Airship Works and Balloon.... 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 25/30
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1940
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Description (What the record is about)
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Free balloon barrage: Admiralty scheme
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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)
- D.I.172
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2381579/
Series information
AVIA 25
Air Ministry and Ministry of Aircraft Production: Royal Airship Works and Balloon...
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the series: AVIA 25
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Free balloon barrage: Admiralty scheme
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