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Me 262 jet propelled fighter. Item open from 1972
Catalogue reference: AIR 40/201
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This record is about the Me 262 jet propelled fighter. Item open from 1972 dating from 1943 July-1946 Oct in the series Air Ministry, Directorate of Intelligence and related bodies: Intelligence Reports.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- AIR 40/201
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1943 July-1946 Oct
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Description (What the record is about)
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Me 262 jet propelled fighter. Item open from 1972
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- IIG/132/7/125
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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/C4103884/
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AIR 40
Air Ministry, Directorate of Intelligence and related bodies: Intelligence Reports...
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