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Ministry of Aviation, predecessors and successors: Royal Radar Establishment and...
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| Reference | AVIA 7 |
|---|---|
| Title | Ministry of Aviation, predecessors and successors: Royal Radar Establishment and predecessors: Registered Files |
| Date | 1917-1981 |
| Description | Files of the Experimental Section Royal Engineers, which subsequently became the Air Defence Experimental Establishment of the War Office and of its successors at the Ministry of Supply, of the Air Ministry's Bawdsey Research Station and its successor the Telecommunications Research Establishment of the Ministry of Aircraft Production and of the Ministry of Supply; and of the Royal Radar Establishment. The records in this series were created by the Establishment and its predecessors when under the control of the War Office, Air Ministry, Ministry of Supply and Ministry of Aircraft Production. The records consist of the following main groups: Files relating to Royal Air Force equipment (AVIA 7/1-2751). Files relating to Army equipment (AVIA 7/2752-3552) |
| Related material |
See also CAB 125 |
| Held by | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status | Public Record(s) |
| Language |
English |
| Creator |
Air Defence Experimental Establishment, 1924-1941 Air Defence Research and Development Establishment, 1941-1944 Air Ministry Research Establishment, 1939-1940 Air Ministry, Bawdsey Research Station, 1936-1939 Radar Research and Development Establishment, 1944-1953 Radar Research Establishment, 1953-1957 Royal Radar Establishment, 1957-1976 Telecommunication Research Establishment, 1940-1953 War Office, Experimental Section Royal Engineers, 1917-1918 War Office, Searchlight Experimental Establishment, 1918-1924 |
| Physical description | 3812 file(s) |
| Access conditions | Open unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition |
From 1967 Ministry of Defence |
| Accruals | Series is accruing |
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