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Design, manufacture and installation of lengthened front fuselage in Meteor night...
Catalogue reference: AVIA 54/483
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This record is about the Design, manufacture and installation of lengthened front fuselage in Meteor night... dating from 1949-1953 in the series Ministry of Supply and predecessor and successors: Research, Registered Files (Series.... 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)
- AVIA 54/483
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1949-1953
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Description (What the record is about)
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Design, manufacture and installation of lengthened front fuselage in Meteor night fighter Mk II: technical requisition No 3598/D
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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)
- 7/Aircraft/5639
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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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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Manufacturing
- Research
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3114641/
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AVIA 54
Ministry of Supply and predecessor and successors: Research, Registered Files (Series...
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