Focus on
Olga Gray and the Woolwich Arsenal Spy Ring
In 1938, thanks to years of work by a remarkable female agent, MI5 ensured a package of British defence plans stayed secret.
Series
Air Ministry and successors: Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit: Files
Catalogue reference: AVIA 32
What's it about?
AVIA 32
Records of the development of aerial torpedoes, mines, and pyrotechnics, and their means of carriage in, and delivery from, aircraft.
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 32
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Title (The name of the record)
- Air Ministry and successors: Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit: Files
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Date (When the record was created)
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1932-1961
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records of the development of aerial torpedoes, mines, and pyrotechnics, and their means of carriage in, and delivery from, aircraft.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
The records are arranged chronologically.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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ATDU Reports and Technical Notes AVIA 16
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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64 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2612/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
96,520 records
Within the department: AVIA
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