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No. 4 Squadron
Catalogue reference: AIR 54/40
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This record is about the No. 4 Squadron dating from 1944 Mar - 1944 Oct in the series South Africa Air Force: Operations Record Books. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- AIR 54/40
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1944 Mar - 1944 Oct
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Description (What the record is about)
- No. 4 Squadron
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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)
- AFD 40
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2707650/
Series information
AIR 54
South Africa Air Force: Operations Record Books
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