Ministry of Defence and predecessors: Air Publications and Reports

Description and record details

Reference	AIR 10
Title	Ministry of Defence and predecessors: Air Publications and Reports
Date	1913-1987
Description	Air publications produced by The Air Ministry and, from 1964, the Ministry of Defence. Included are confidential Air Force lists, indexes to the location of RAF units at home and abroad, pilots' handbooks and technical instructions for aircraft and equipment.
Arrangement	The early part of the series (to piece 5837) is arranged under headings: Administration and Training; Armament; Engineering; Navigation; Photography; Signals; Works Services; Airfield Construction, and Analogue and Digital Equipment (no volumes belonging to this heading have been transferred). From piece 5838 they are arranged in Air Publication (AP) number order within each accession.
Related material	Related material can be found in: ADM 264 AIR 49 AIR 76
Held by	The National Archives, Kew
Legal status	Public Record(s)
Language	English
Creator	Air Ministry, 1918-1964 Committee of Imperial Defence, Air Committee, 1912-1914 Ministry of Defence, 1947 War Committee, 1915-1916
Physical description	9392 files and volumes
Access conditions	Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition	From 1967 Ministry of Defence
Accruals	Series is accruing.

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