Records of Research EstablishmentsAIR 651942-1970Air Ministry: Coastal Command Development Unit, later Air Sea Warfare Development Unit: Reports
Technical and progress reports and related papers on trials of equipment and tactics.
These reports fall into four categories: reports on trials of anti-submarine warfare equipment and techniques, between 1942 and 1950; ASWDU Progress Reports, from 1945 to 1957; reports from the Naval Air Sea Warfare Development Unit at Thorney Island, between 1948 and 1950, mainly on Avenger, Firefly and Seafire Service trials; and reports from the Service Trials Unit at Ford, also between 1948 and 1950 including the minutes of the Naval Air Tactical Conference at Lee-on Solent in 1948 and the trial of Firefly Mod 883 and intensive deck landings of Sturgeon TT Mk 2 in 1950.
The final report relating to the trials work leading up to the disbandment of the Air Sea Warfare Development Unit at Ballykelly can be found in AIR 65/348