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Air Crew Holding Unit: 3 RAF Depot. Formed at Padgate (UK) in April 1939. Became...

Catalogue reference: AIR 29/497

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This record is about the Air Crew Holding Unit: 3 RAF Depot. Formed at Padgate (UK) in April 1939. Became... dating from 1939 Apr-1950 Feb in the series Air Ministry and Ministry of Defence: Operations Record Books, Miscellaneous Units. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
AIR 29/497
Date
1939 Apr-1950 Feb
Description

Air Crew Holding Unit: 3 RAF Depot. Formed at Padgate (UK) in April 1939. Became 3 RAF Receiving Centre in May 1939 and 3 Recruit Centre in January 1940. Returns for RAF Station Hospital, Padgate are also included. Contains programmes for the Station Drama Club productions of"The Ghost Train" and"See How They Run". Also contains the programme for the 1948 RAF Padgate 'Athletic Championships'. With appendices

Note
Open in 1972
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
IIM/FM89/1 and 1A
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Subjects
Topics
Air Force
Armed Forces (General Administration)
Operations, battles and campaigns
Sports
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4100206/

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AIR 29

Air Ministry and Ministry of Defence: Operations Record Books, Miscellaneous Units

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