Record revealed
Report on the British Indian Army, 1943
This Second World War War Office document assessed the British Indian Army's battle readiness and made recommendations for its development.
Piece
53 Y
Catalogue reference: AIR 27/509
What’s it about?
This record is about the 53 Y dating from 1939 Nov 01 - 1945 Nov 30 in the series Air Ministry and successors: Operations Record Books, Squadrons. 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)
- AIR 27/509
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1939 Nov 01 - 1945 Nov 30
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Squadron number
- 53
- Appendices
- Y
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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143 photographs depicting 53 Squadron RAF: reconnaissance of French coast, French warship and a merchant vessel aground off Calais (dated 1940) have been extracted.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2503146/
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Series information
AIR 27
Air Ministry and successors: Operations Record Books, Squadrons
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Within the series: AIR 27
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53 Y
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