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Air speed record attempt by R.A.F.
Catalogue reference: AVIA 49/46
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This record is about the Air speed record attempt by R.A.F. dating from 1946 in the series Ministry of Supply: General, Registered Files (Series 2). 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 49/46
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1946
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Description (What the record is about)
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Air speed record attempt by R.A.F.
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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)
- 2/Inform/114
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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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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Air Force
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C488019/
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Series information
AVIA 49
Ministry of Supply: General, Registered Files (Series 2)
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Within the series: AVIA 49
Ministry of Supply: General, Registered Files (Series 2)
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Air speed record attempt by R.A.F.
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