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Ministry of Aviation

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Date: 1959-1967
History: Established on 21 October 1959 when the civil aviation functions of the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation were transferred to the Ministry of Supply, which thereupon changed its title to the Ministry of Aviation. During 1966 civil aviation functions of this ministry were transferred in stages to the Board of Trade, and then the Ministry of Aviation was abolished on 15 February 1967 by the transfer of its remaining functions to the Ministry of Technology.
Functions, occupations and activities: Government (central)
References: IC; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/C277652
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1946-1964: Treasury Solicitor: Registered Files, Ministry of Civil Aviation and successors (CA/L, MCA and TCA Series)
The National Archives, Kew
TS 52
2
1936-1969: Treasury Solicitor: Registered Files, Ministry of Supply (S Yearly Series)
The National Archives, Kew
TS 53
3
1952-1975: Treasury Solicitor: Registered Files, Ministry of Aviation (AV Yearly Series)
The National Archives, Kew
TS 65
4
1969-1971: Ministry of Aviation and Successors: Controllerate of National Air Traffic Control Services (CC Series) Files
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 123
5
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
6
1664-1988: Records created or inherited by the Ministry of Supply and successors, the Ordnance Board, and related bodies
The National Archives, Kew
SUPP
7
1929-1983: Air Ministry and successors: Certificates of Airworthiness and Aircraft Registration, Representative Registered Files (R and SGAD Series)
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 4
8
1908-1991: Ministry of Defence and predecessors: Royal Aircraft Factory, later Royal Aircraft Establishment, later Royal Aerospace Establishment: Reports
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 6
9
1915-1960: Air Ministry and successors: Inventions, and Research and Development, Registered Files
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 8
10
1931-1966: Air Ministry and Ministry of Aircraft Production: Miscellaneous Unregistered Papers
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 10
11
1928-1970: Ministry of Supply and Ministry of Aviation: Second World War and Miscellaneous Unregistered Papers
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 12
12
1914-1992: Air Ministry and successors: Royal Aircraft Establishment (from 1988, Royal Aerospace Establishment): Registered Files
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 13
13
1924-1998: Air Ministry and successors: Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment: Reports and Notes
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 18
14
1924-1956: Air Ministry and successors: Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment: Reports
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 19
15
1933-1962: Ministry of Supply: Registered Files
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 22
16
1919-1980: War Office and successors: Signals Experimental Establishment, later Signals Research and Development Establishment: Reports, Technical Notes and Memoranda
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 23
17
1943-1968: Ministry of Aircraft Production and successors: Organisational Directories
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 33
18
1912-1975: Ministry of Supply and predecessor and successors: Contracts, Registered Files (Series 6)
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 53
19
1930-1990: Ministry of Supply and predecessor and successors: Research, Registered Files (Series 7), Reports and Specifications
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 54
20
1935-1968: Air Ministry and successors: Estates Branch: Civil and Military Airfields: Maps, Plans and Papers
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 62
21
1952-1973: Ministry of Supply, Air Division, and Ministry of Aviation: Registered Files (AA Series)
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 63
22
1946-1966: Ministry of Supply: Research Division, and Ministry of Aviation: Registered Files (PD Series)
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 64
23
1960-1970: Ministry of Aviation: Private Office Papers
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 66
24
1925-1967: Ministry of Aviation: Selected Personal Files
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 79
25
1955-1966: Ministry of Aviation: Guided Weapons Division: Reports
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 83
26
1963-1971: Ministry of Aviation and successors: Chief Air Traffic Control Officer: Registered Files (TC Series)
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 87
27
1965-1966: Ministry of Aviation: Chief Economist: Registered Files (EA Series)
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 99
28
1955-1973: Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation and successors: Divisional Controller Southern Division: Registered Files (SO Series)
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 103
29
1961-1972: Ministry of Aviation and successors: Aviation Operational Research Branch and successors: Registered Files (EX Series)
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 110
30
1964: Ministry of Aviation: Committee on the Air Traffic Control Officer Class (Radley Committee): Records
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 116
31
1919-1960: Air Ministry and Successors: Civil Aviation (R Series) Files
The National Archives, Kew
BT 217
32
1956-1990: Civil Aviation Authority, Directorate of Operations Planning and Development and predecessors: Reports and Papers
The National Archives, Kew
DR 25
33
1953-1976: Civil Aviation Authority: Director Personnel and Central Services, Security Department: Registered Files (8/5 and other series)
The National Archives, Kew
DR 48
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  Record creator Description of relationship Dates Category of relationship
1
Ministry of Supply
Successor/Predecessor
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2
Ministry of Technology
Successor/Predecessor
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3
Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation
Successor/Predecessor
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