Records of the Air Historical Branch

Records of the Air Historical Branch collected for the preparation of official histories of the Air Ministry, particularly of the Second World War.

Registered papers wil be found in AIR 1, AIR 5 and AIR 49, while unregistered papers are in AIR 20

Historical and narrative studies will be found in AIR 41

• Air Ministry, Air Historical Branch, 1920-1936
• Air Ministry, Air Historical Branch, 1941-1964
• Ministry of Defence, Air Historical Branch, 1964-1985

Topics

Air Force

Conflict

Official publications

Armed Forces (General Administration)

Operations, battles and campaigns

The Air Historical Branch was set up after the First World War to receive, arrange and index records from all parts of the Air Ministry and the Royal Air Force and to produce official histories using these records. The Branch was the responsibility of the Permanent Under Secretary for Air and was linked to the Library.