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Air Ministry and successors: Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit: Reports and Technical...
Catalogue reference: AVIA 16
What's it about?
AVIA 16
Reports on trials and technical notes dealing with means of delivery of torpedoes and mines from aircraft.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- AVIA 16
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Title (The name of the record)
- Air Ministry and successors: Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit: Reports and Technical Notes
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1931-1981
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Description (What the record is about)
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Reports on trials and technical notes dealing with means of delivery of torpedoes and mines from aircraft.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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ATDU files AVIA 32
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 373 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2596/
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