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Air Ministry and Ministry of Aircraft Production: Miscellaneous Unregistered Papers
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| Reference | AVIA 10 |
|---|---|
| Title | Air Ministry and Ministry of Aircraft Production: Miscellaneous Unregistered Papers |
| Date | 1931-1966 |
| Description | The papers in this series, although taken from Ministry of Aircraft Production unregistered sources, include groups of pre-War material originally raised under the auspices of the Air Ministry. They also include files relating to: administrative matterscontracts and financeindustry and labourproduction and supplymaterialsarmaments and bombsradar and radioresearch and development, including that on enginesmissions and visits, including the British Technical (Tizard) Mission to North America 1940 to 1941the Air Supply Boardthe Aircraft Supply Councilthe Air Council Committee on Supplythe 'Dam Busters' raid Also included are the papers of Sir Wilfrid Freeman and Sir Robert Watson-Watt, and the development of radar devices at the Air Ministry Research Station at Bawdsey in Suffolk. |
| Arrangement | AVIA 10/1-368 are arranged in subject order; pieces 369 onwards are arranged in numerical order. |
| Related material |
For further records relating to Sir Robert Watson-Watt see CAB 125 |
| Held by | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status | Public Record(s) |
| Language |
English |
| Creator |
Air Ministry, 1918-1964 Ministry of Aircraft Production, 1940-1945 |
| Physical description | 623 files and volumes |
| Access conditions | Open |
| Immediate source of acquisition |
from 2007 Ministry of Defence from 1967 Ministry of Aviation |
| Accruals | Series is accruing |
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