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Lightning Mk3 XP 739 near Wattisham RAF station, Suff on 29 September 1965: AIB and...
Catalogue reference: AVIA 101/679
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This record is about the Lightning Mk3 XP 739 near Wattisham RAF station, Suff on 29 September 1965: AIB and... dating from 1965-1966 in the series Ministry of Civil Aviation and Successors: Accidents Investigation Branch Case Files.... 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 101/679
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1965-1966
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Description (What the record is about)
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Lightning Mk3 XP 739 near Wattisham RAF station, Suff on 29 September 1965: AIB and RAF reports and proceedings of Board of Inquiry
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- with photographs
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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)
- EW/D 069
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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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- Topics
- Litigation
- Air Force
- Air transport
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5070689/
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AVIA 101
Ministry of Civil Aviation and Successors: Accidents Investigation Branch Case Files...
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