A comprehensive guide for beginners to RAF records held at the Public Record Office, covering military aviation history from its origins to the 1960s, including squadrons, personnel, aircraft, operations, and photographic reconnaissance. Characteristics ISBN-13 9781873162149 ISBN-130 1 873162 14 6 Book cover finish(es) Perfect paperback Special Features PRO Publications Public Record Office Chancery Lane London WC2A 1LR Condition Like NEW Author(s) Simon Fowler, Peter Elliott, Roy Conyers Nesbit, Christina Goulter Publisher PRO Publications Number of pages 138 Published date 1994 Language(s) English Collection / Series PRO Readers' Guide No 8 Size A4 (21 x 29,7 x 1 cm) Categorie(s) • AVIATION MILITAIRE• DIDACTIQUE - TECHNIQUE Description Whether you are interested in the history of an RAF Squadron, the career of an airman, or the fate of an aircraft, the Public Record Office may have records which could help you. This is a guide, designed for beginners, to the unique collections of aviation records - from the origins of military flying in Britain to the 1960s - held by the Office. Subjects covered include the following:organization of the air servicesoperational recordsaircraft and airshipsrecords of individualswomen in the Royal Air Force and Air Transport Auxiliaryhonours and awardscrashes and casualtiesphotographic reconnaissance