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Ministry of Aircraft Production

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Date: 1940-1945
History: Created on 17 May 1940 to relieve the Air Ministry of responsibility for the procurement of supplies. It was responsible for the supply, inspection, and repair of aircraft, their armament and equipment, for research, design and development, and for storage pending issue to operational squadrons. In August 1945 a combined Minister of Supply and Aircraft Production was appointed.
Functions, occupations and activities: Government (central)
References: IC; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/C277650
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1935-1965: Treasury Solicitor and HM Procurator General: Registered Files, Ministry of Aircraft Production (AP Series)
The National Archives, Kew
TS 72
2
1832-1995: Records created or inherited by the Ministry of Aviation and successors, the Air Registration Board, and related bodies
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA
3
1915-1960: Air Ministry and successors: Inventions, and Research and Development, Registered Files
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 8
4
1940-1947: Ministry of Aircraft Production and Ministry of Supply: Private Office Papers
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 9
5
1931-1966: Air Ministry and Ministry of Aircraft Production: Miscellaneous Unregistered Papers
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 10
6
1924-1990: Ministry of Aircraft Production and predecessor and successors: Registered Files
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 15
7
1943-1968: Ministry of Aircraft Production and successors: Organisational Directories
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 33
8
1940-1956: Ministry of Aircraft Production and Ministry of Supply: Departmental Notices
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 34
9
1915-1965: Air Ministry and associated departments: Personal Files
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 43
10
1938-1954: Ministry of Supply and Ministry of Aircraft Production: Scientific and Technical Monographs
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 44
11
1832-1956: Ministry of Supply: Establishment, Registered Files (Series 1)
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 46
12
1912-1975: Ministry of Supply and predecessor and successors: Contracts, Registered Files (Series 6)
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 53
13
1930-1990: Ministry of Supply and predecessor and successors: Research, Registered Files (Series 7), Reports and Specifications
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 54
14
1939-1957: Ministry of Aircraft Production and successors: Specimens of Classes of Documents Destroyed
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 900
Related record creators
  Record creator Description of relationship Dates Category of relationship
1
Air Ministry
Successor/Predecessor
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2
Ministry of Supply and Aircraft Production
Successor/Predecessor
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