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Affidavit describing the uprising of enslaved people onboard the Bedford
This affidavit is testament to the lengths enslaved African people went to in seeking their freedom.
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RDF in Australia, Canada, India New Zealand and South Africa
Catalogue reference: AVIA 10/49
What’s it about?
This record is about the RDF in Australia, Canada, India New Zealand and South Africa dating from 1939-1940 in the series Air Ministry and Ministry of Aircraft Production: Miscellaneous Unregistered Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- AVIA 10/49
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1939-1940
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Description (What the record is about)
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RDF in Australia, Canada, India New Zealand and South Africa
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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/C3383255/
Series information
AVIA 10
Air Ministry and Ministry of Aircraft Production: Miscellaneous Unregistered Papers
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Within the series: AVIA 10
Air Ministry and Ministry of Aircraft Production: Miscellaneous Unregistered Papers
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RDF in Australia, Canada, India New Zealand and South Africa
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