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Emergency parachute jumps
Catalogue reference: AIR 14/48
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This record is about the Emergency parachute jumps dating from 1940 May-1940 Dec in the series Air Ministry: Bomber Command: Registered 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)
- AIR 14/48
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1940 May-1940 Dec
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Description (What the record is about)
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Emergency parachute jumps
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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)
- IIH/241/1/105C (BC/5369)
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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/C587160/
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AIR 14
Air Ministry: Bomber Command: Registered Files
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