Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough

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Date:	1904-1994
Places:	Farnborough, Hampshire
Functions, occupations and activities:	Government (central) > Air Ministry
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C217720

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1943-1963: technical and design notes and reports of Keith Copeland describing work on radar during the Second World War, particularly the potential for tracking V2 missiles	Science Museum Library and Archives	ARCH: COPE	See Annual Return 2009
2	1904-1994: business papers and other records	Science Museum Library and Archives	FARN	See Farnborough Archive
3	1955-1972: collection of material, incl personal working folders, minutes, company brochures, manuals and other technical material, rel to the development of British built launch vehicles, incl Black Knight and Black Arrow	Science Museum Library and Archives	ROC	See Annual Return 2023