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Records of other experimental establishments
Catalogue reference: Division within AVIA
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Division within AVIA
Records of other experimental establishments comprising reports of the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment, AVIA 19, reports of the Airborne Forces Establishment, AVIA 21, registered files of the British Central Scientific Office, AVIA 42...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- Division within AVIA
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Title (The name of the record)
- Records of other experimental establishments
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1924-1956
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records of other experimental establishments comprising reports of the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment, AVIA 19, reports of the Airborne Forces Establishment, AVIA 21, registered files of the British Central Scientific Office, AVIA 42 and scientific and technical monographs from the Ministry of Supply and Ministry of Aircraft Production, AVIA 44
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 4 series
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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
- Air transport
- Research
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C557/
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