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Bringing the Bethnal Green disaster to light
The government tried to keep the details of the Bethnal Green Tube shelter disaster of 1943 private – but a court case brought the terrible story to light.
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Authority for parachute descents: policy; notes on training, instructors, syllabuses,...
Catalogue reference: AVIA 103/30
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This record is about the Authority for parachute descents: policy; notes on training, instructors, syllabuses,... dating from 1955-1962 in the series Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation and successors: Divisional Controller Southern.... 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 103/30
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1955-1962
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Description (What the record is about)
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Authority for parachute descents: policy; notes on training, instructors, syllabuses, consultation with Royal Aero Club (RAC) and British Parachute Association (BPA)
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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)
- SO 236/041 Pt A
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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/C3827399/
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AVIA 103
Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation and successors: Divisional Controller Southern...
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Authority for parachute descents: policy; notes on training, instructors, syllabuses,...
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