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
Ministry of Supply, later Ministry of Defence: Aeroplane and Armament Experimental...
Catalogue reference: AVIA 69
What's it about?
AVIA 69
This series contains files about equipment assessment and about the administration of the Boscombe Down airfield and site in general.
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- AVIA 69
-
Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Supply, later Ministry of Defence: Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment: Registered Files
-
Date (When the record was created)
- 1956-1996
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
This series contains files about equipment assessment and about the administration of the Boscombe Down airfield and site in general.
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
-
Language (The language of the record)
- English
-
Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 57 file(s)
-
Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
-
Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
-
From 1997 Ministry of Defence
-
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))
-
Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2649/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
96,520 records
Within the department: AVIA
Records created or inherited by the Ministry of Aviation and successors, the Air...
You are currently looking at the series: AVIA 69
Ministry of Supply, later Ministry of Defence: Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment: Registered Files
You may be interested in
-
-
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. -
Record revealed
A dramatic plea for Churchill’s help from Bletchley Park
In 1941, four Government Code and Cypher School cryptanalysts, including Alan Turing, made a stunning appeal directly to Winston Churchill.
Related records
Records that share similar topics with this record.