Ministry of Supply and predecessor and successors: Research, Registered Files (Series 7), Reports and Specifications

Reference:

AVIA 54

Title:

Description:

These records, many of which originated in the Ministry of Aircraft Production, are mainly concerned with research into and development of aircraft, rockets and missiles, together with their engines and equipment.

Date:

1930-1977

Related Material:

See also the Ministry of Supply files in SUPP 14

Separated Material:

Files from this series covering functions transferred to the War Office in 1959 were re-registered in the Ministry of Supply branch registry files:
WO 286

Held by:

The National Archives, Kew

Former references:

in its original department: file series 7

Legal status:

Public Record

Language:

English

Creator:

Air Ministry, 1918-1964
Board of Trade, Department of Civil Aviation, 1966-1970
Ministry of Aircraft Production, 1940-1945
Ministry of Aviation, 1959-1967
Ministry of Supply, 1939-1959
War Office, 1857-1964

Physical description:

2329 file(s)

Access conditions:

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition:

Ministry of Defence , from 1981

Accruals:

Series is accruing

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