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Ministry of Aviation, predecessors and successors: Royal Radar Establishment (later...
Catalogue reference: AVIA 26
What's it about?
AVIA 26
This series consists of reports, memoranda and technical notes prepared by the Royal Radar Establishment (RRE) (from 1976, the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment (RSRE)), and by its predecessors the Air Defence Research and Development...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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AVIA 26
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Aviation, predecessors and successors: Royal Radar Establishment (later Royal Signals and Radar Establishment) and predecessors: Reports and Memoranda
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Date (When the record was created)
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1921-1991
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of reports, memoranda and technical notes prepared by the Royal Radar Establishment (RRE) (from 1976, the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment (RSRE)), and by its predecessors the Air Defence Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE), the Radar Research and Development Establishment (RRDE) and the Telecommunications Research Establishment.
No records of the Services Valve Life Testing Establishment 1936-1952 appear to have survived
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For Royal Radar Establishment 1957-1976 and Royal Signals and Radar Establishment 1976-1990 see DEFE 35
For Air Defence Research and Development Establishment 1941-1944 see WO 291
For Admiralty Signal School 1917-1941, Admiralty Signals Establishment 1941-1948, Admiralty Signals and Radar Establishment 1948-1959,Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment 1959-1984 see ADM 220
For Services Electronics Research Laboratory 1945-1976 and Services Valve Testing Laboratory 1952-1962 see ADM 272
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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)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Air Defence Research and Development Establishment, 1941-1944
- Radar Research and Development Establishment, 1944-1953
- Radar Research Establishment, 1953-1957
- Royal Radar Establishment, 1957-1976
- Royal Signals and Radar Establishment, 1976-1991
- Telecommunication Research Establishment, 1940-1953
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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2294 files and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1970 Ministry of Aviation Supply
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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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- Topics
- Air Force
- Research
- Communications
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2606/
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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