Catalogue description Records of Research Establishments

Details of Division within AIR
Reference: Division within AIR
Title: Records of Research Establishments
Description:

Records of research establishments relating to specialist military aviation research, including:

  • Royal Airship Works, AIR 11-AIR 12
  • United States National Defense Research Committee, AIR 52
  • Central Bomber Establishment, AIR 63
  • Central Fighter Establishment, AIR 64
  • Coastal Command Development Unit, later Air Sea Warfare Development Unit, AIR 65
  • Transport Command Development Unit, AIR 66-AIR 67
  • Department of the Chief Scientist (Royal Air Force), AIR 77
Date: 1910-1992
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Transport Command Development Unit, 1943-1950
Physical description: 9 series
Administrative / biographical background:

The Joint Air Transport Establishment was formed in 1968 to control the activities of the Air Transport Development Unit and the Army Air Transport Training and Development Centre. These had previously operated independently, though under a variety of titles, from 1943 when they were created, under their respective services, to develop equipment etc. for airborne operations. On the RAF side these activities were associated particularly with Transport Command.

Have you found an error with this catalogue description?

Help with your research