Air Ministry and Ministry of Aircraft Production: Miscellaneous Unregistered Papers

Reference:

AVIA 10

Title:

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 matters
contracts and finance
industry and labour
production and supply
materials
armaments and bombs
radar and radio
research and development, including that on engines
missions and visits, including the British Technical (Tizard) Mission to North America 1940 to 1941
the Air Supply Board
the Aircraft Supply Council
the Air Council Committee on Supply
the '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.

Date:

1931-1966

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

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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