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Catalogue reference: AVIA 15/1486
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This record is about the This file was originally catalogued under more than one subject heading. These headings,... dating from 1941 in the series Ministry of Aircraft Production and predecessor and successors: Registered Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- AVIA 15/1486
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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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This file was originally catalogued under more than one subject heading. These headings, and details of this file, are as follows:
BOMBS AND BOMBING: Bombsights and Bomb-Aiming (Code 12/5): Proposal to offer Mark XIV (Blackett) bombsight to U.S.S.R.
SUPPLY OF AIRCRAFT, MUNITIONS AND EQUIPMENT (Code 52): Proposal to offer Mark XIV (Blackett) bombsight to U.S.S.R.
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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)
- SB 31497
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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/C2485883/
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AVIA 15
Ministry of Aircraft Production and predecessor and successors: Registered Files
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