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Series
Ministry of Supply and predecessor and successors: Research, Registered Files (Series...
Catalogue reference: AVIA 54
What's it about?
AVIA 54
These records, many of which originated in the Ministry of Aircraft Production, are mainly concerned with research into and development of aircraft, rockets and missiles, together with their engines and equipment.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- AVIA 54
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Supply and predecessor and successors: Research, Registered Files (Series 7), Reports and Specifications
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1930-1990
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Description (What the record is about)
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These records, many of which originated in the Ministry of Aircraft Production, are mainly concerned with research into and development of aircraft, rockets and missiles, together with their engines and equipment.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also the Ministry of Supply files in SUPP 14
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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Files from this series covering functions transferred to the War Office in 1959 were re-registered in the Ministry of Supply branch registry files:
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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)
- file series 7
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Air Ministry, 1918-1964
- Board of Trade, Department of Civil Aviation, 1966-1970
- Ministry of Aircraft Production, 1940-1945
- Ministry of Aviation, 1959-1967
- Ministry of Supply, 1939-1959
- War Office, 1857-1964
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 2356 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- 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 1981 Ministry of Defence
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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 transport
- Research
- Weapons
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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/C2634/
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Ministry of Supply and predecessor and successors: Research, Registered Files (Series 7), Reports and Specifications
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