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Buoyancy of an Evans life-saving jacket
Catalogue reference: AVIA 6/3874
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This record is about the Buoyancy of an Evans life-saving jacket dating from 1928 in the series Ministry of Defence and predecessors: Royal Aircraft Factory, later Royal Aircraft.... 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 6/3874
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1928
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Description (What the record is about)
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Buoyancy of an Evans life-saving jacket
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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)
- HC 1142
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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/C4014201/
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AVIA 6
Ministry of Defence and predecessors: Royal Aircraft Factory, later Royal Aircraft...
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