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Report on the British Indian Army, 1943
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R.A.F. personnel taken prisoner of war: aids to escape, conduct, etc. Includes 2...
Catalogue reference: AIR 14/355
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This record is about the R.A.F. personnel taken prisoner of war: aids to escape, conduct, etc. Includes 2... dating from 1941 May-1941 Oct in the series Air Ministry: Bomber Command: Registered Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- AIR 14/355
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1941 May-1941 Oct
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Description (What the record is about)
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R.A.F. personnel taken prisoner of war: aids to escape, conduct, etc. Includes 2 photographs depicting: Photographs of RAF flying boots showing where knife was concealed (for escape purposes). Dated 1941.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- IIH/241/9/59C (BC/S 20534)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C587467/
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Air Ministry: Bomber Command: Registered Files
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