Air Registration Board

This page summarises records created by this Organisation

The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Date:	1937-1973
History:	Formally constituted in Feb 1937. Certain powers relating to design & maintenance of civil aircraft, technical examinations and licensing. In 1973 its functions passed to the Civil Aviation Authority.
Functions, occupations and activities:	Government (central)
References:	Chron Table Statutes; NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C277340

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference
1	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
2	1933-1974: Air Registration Board: Minutes and Papers	The National Archives, Kew	AVIA 60
3	1933-1974: Records of the Air Registration Board
4	1935-1987: Air Registration Board, and Civil Aviation Authority, Airworthiness Division: British Civil Aircraft, Type Records	The National Archives, Kew	DR 1
5	1938-1990: Air Registration Board, and Civil Aviation Authority: Licensing, General Files	The National Archives, Kew	DR 3
6	1929-1987: Air Registration Board and Civil Aviation Authority: Licensing Functions, Representative Case Files	The National Archives, Kew	DR 4
7	1928-1988: Air Registration Board, and Civil Aviation Authority, Aircraft Maintenance and Approvals Section: Registered Files and Manuals	The National Archives, Kew	DR 5
8	1946-1987: Air Registration Board, and Civil Aviation Authority, Airworthiness Division and Safety Regulatory Group: Flight Manuals and Files	The National Archives, Kew	DR 6
9	1947-1969: Air Registration Board, and Civil Aviation Authority, Airworthiness Division and Safety Regulatory Group: British Helicopters, Type Records	The National Archives, Kew	DR 7
10	1943-1991: Air Registration Board, and Civil Aviation Authority, Survey Department: Reports and Papers	The National Archives, Kew	DR 8
11	1946-1972: Air Registration Board, and Civil Aviation Authority, Foreign Civil Aircraft, Type Records	The National Archives, Kew	DR 10
12	1946-1985: Air Registration Board, and Civil Aviation Authority, Safety Data and Analysis Unit: Accident Files	The National Archives, Kew	DR 11
13	1937-1995: Air Registration Board, and Civil Aviation Authority, Requirements Section: Files and Papers	The National Archives, Kew	DR 15
14	1931-1988: Air Registration Board and Civil Aviation Authority, Airworthiness Division and Air Regulatory Group: Certificates of Airworthiness, Representative Papers	The National Archives, Kew	DR 16
15	1946-1982: Air Registration Board, and Civil Aviation Authority, Airworthiness Division: Flight Test Reports	The National Archives, Kew	DR 18
16	1932-1993: Civil Aviation Authority: Airworthiness Division, Applications and Certification Section: Reports and Papers	The National Archives, Kew	DR 26
17	1948-1991: Air Registration Board and Civil Aviation Authority: Powerplant Department: Reports and Papers	The National Archives, Kew	DR 30
18	1946-1979: Air Registration Board and Civil Aviation Authority: Flight Department: Reports and Papers	The National Archives, Kew	DR 31
19	1955-1973: Air Registration Board and Civil Aviation Authority: Senior Officers' Papers	The National Archives, Kew	DR 32
20	1943-1988: Air Registration Board and Civil Aviation Authority, Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Projects Department: Registered Files and Reports	The National Archives, Kew	DR 33
21	1946-1979: Air Registration Board and Civil Aviation Authority, Airworthiness Division, Design and Manufacturing Standards Group: Airworthiness Approval Notes	The National Archives, Kew	DR 34
22	1919-2024: Records created or inherited by the Civil Aviation Authority	The National Archives, Kew	DR

Related record creators
	Record creator	Description of relationship	Dates	Category of relationship
1	Air Ministry, Civil Aviation Department	Successor/Predecessor		See Also