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  • Division within AIR1914-1983Private office papers and private collections

    Private office papers and private collections of Air Ministry ministers and senior Air Ministry and Royal Air Force figures.

    Private Office papers of various secretaries of state for air and permanent officials in the Air Ministry are in AIR 19. Private papers of Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle relating to the development of the jet engine are in AIR 62. Private and official papers of Sir John Slessor, Marshal of the Royal Air Force, relating to policy and strategy are in AIR 75