Series
Loraine Papers
Catalogue reference: FO 1011
Date: 1836-1973
This series contains both personal and official papers, including photograph albums, of the diplomat Sir Percy Loraine (1880-1961). It includes...
Series
Ministry of Aviation and successors: Aerodromes Technical Directorate: Registered...
Catalogue reference: AVIA 105
What's it about?
AVIA 105
Many of the files in this series relate to the operational and technical aspects of UK aerodromes, including airport development, air safety, fire service and reserve operations, under the auspices of the Aerodromes Technical Directorate. Some of...
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 105
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Aviation and successors: Aerodromes Technical Directorate: Registered Files (JO Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1959-1972
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Description (What the record is about)
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Many of the files in this series relate to the operational and technical aspects of UK aerodromes, including airport development, air safety, fire service and reserve operations, under the auspices of the Aerodromes Technical Directorate. Some of the files relate to specific airports. The series also includes files on Concorde and supersonic air transport, the Third London Airport and the Civil Aviation Flying Unit. Some files from the AAT and AT series (BT 249) were re-registered into this series.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For files relating to the Civil Aviation Flying Unit see BT 267
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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)
- JO file series
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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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- Board of Trade, Civil Aviation Department, Aerodromes Technical Directorate, 1966-1968
- Department of Trade and Industry, Aerodromes Technical Directorate, 1970-1974
- Ministry of Aviation, Aerodromes Technical Directorate, 1959-1966
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 45 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1997 Department of Transport
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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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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- 1959 onwards
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- This batch were selected because of their policy and precedent content and are a comprehensive selection of the work of the Aerodromes Technical Directorate.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Aerodromes Technical Directorate was originally part of the Civil Aviation Navigational Services Group of the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation and initially became part of Aviation Navigational Services Division of the new Ministry of Aviation when civil aviation functions were transferred to the new Ministry in 1959.
Subsequent reorganisations within the Ministry resulted in the Directorate becoming part of Aerodromes (General) Division and this structure was initially retained when these functions were transferred to the Board of Trade (later the Department of Trade and Industry) in the latter half of 1966. In 1968, however, a restructing of the civil aviation side of the Department resulted in the Directorate becoming part of a new Dirctorate-General of Safety and Operations, where it remained for the lifetime of the file series.
The Directorate was responsible for operational and technical matters connected with UK aerodromes, including liaison with the Divisional Controllers for Scotland and the Northern and Southern Divisions and with the Air Registration Board. It also had responsibilities for the Third London Airport, helicopter planning and the Civil Aviation Flying Unit, and it provided the secretariat for the committees for Concorde and supersonic air transport.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2685/
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