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Catalogue description Air Ministry and Ministry of Defence: Flying Personnel Research Committee: Reports and Papers
| Reference: | AIR 57 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Air Ministry and Ministry of Defence: Flying Personnel Research Committee: Reports and Papers |
| Description: |
This series contains an incomplete set of reports and memoranda of the RAF Flying Personnel Research Committee, and some indexes. |
| Date: | 1938-1980 |
| Arrangement: |
Pieces are arranged under the headings of reports, memos and minutes of meetings. |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Air Ministry, Flying Personnel Research Committee, 1939-1964 Ministry of Defence, Flying Personnel Research Committee, 1964-1980 |
| Physical description: | 159 files and volumes |
| Access conditions: | Open |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 1976 Ministry of Defence |
| Accruals: | Series is accruing |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The RAF Flying Personnel Research Committee was formed in 1939 to advise the Secretary of State for Air on factors causing operational inefficiency in aircrew or impairing their chances of safety or survival in an emergency. It was also concerned with the study of methods of aircrew selection. Although an Air Ministry Committee, its first chairman was Sir Edward Mellanby, Secretary of the Medical Research Council. Membership of the FPRC included not only eminent clinicians, physiologists, psychologists and the Director General of the RAF Medical Services but also General Duties Branch officers. |
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