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Report on the British Indian Army, 1943
This Second World War War Office document assessed the British Indian Army's battle readiness and made recommendations for its development.
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Bomber Development Unit, Boscombe Down; formed November 1940, disbanded April 1941;...
Catalogue reference: AIR 29/769
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This record is about the Bomber Development Unit, Boscombe Down; formed November 1940, disbanded April 1941;... dating from 1940 Nov-1945 Dec 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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- AIR 29/769
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1940 Nov-1945 Dec
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Description (What the record is about)
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Bomber Development Unit, Boscombe Down; formed November 1940, disbanded April 1941; Bombing Development Unit, formed Gransden Lodge July 1942, moved to Feltwell April 1943, then Newmarket September 1943 and Feltwell February 1945 (BDU UK). With appendices
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- IIM/FT4/1 and 1A
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- Open Document, Open Description
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AIR 29
Air Ministry and Ministry of Defence: Operations Record Books, Miscellaneous Units
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