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LEGAL AND PARLIAMENTARY: Orders and Directions (Code 20/3): The Air Navigation (licensing...
Catalogue reference: AVIA 2/1107
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This record is about the LEGAL AND PARLIAMENTARY: Orders and Directions (Code 20/3): The Air Navigation (licensing... dating from 1937-1938 in the series Air Ministry and predecessor and successors: Civil Aviation, Registered Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- AVIA 2/1107
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1937-1938
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Description (What the record is about)
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LEGAL AND PARLIAMENTARY: Orders and Directions (Code 20/3): The Air Navigation (licensing of Public Transport) Order 1938: preparation of Order in Council governing the licensing of air services
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- 611343/37
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2686725/
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AVIA 2
Air Ministry and predecessor and successors: Civil Aviation, Registered Files
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