Title: RAF records in the PRO /
Authors: Fowler, Simon.; Great Britain.
Publisher: PRO,
Year: 1994
Subjects: Great Britain.
Contents: Section One: British military flying until November 1918 : Aviation in Britain before August 1914 ; Central direction of the air services in wartime ; The organization of the air services ; Operational records ; Aircraft and airships ; Records of individuals ; Annex : How to use AIR 1 -- Section Two: The inter-war years : Historical background ; Personnel records ; Medals ; Women in the RAF ; Training ; Research and development ; Balloons and airships ; Unit records ; Airfields and stations ; Operations ; Policy and planning between the wars ; Air Ministry orders ; Records relating to individual aircraft ; Annex 1 : Other institutions holding relevant records ; Annex 2 : Abbreviations commonly found on aircraft movement cards (AM Form 78) ; Annex 3 : RAF home commands ; Annex 4 : Commissioned ranks ; Annex 5 : Non-commissioned officers and airmen/airwomen -- Section Three: The second world war : Central direction of policy ; Commands ; Expeditions ; Missions and delegations ; Operations records books (ORBs) ; Intelligence ; Women in the RAF and ATA ; Individual records ; Awards for gallantry and meritorious service ; Crashes and casualties ; Prisoners in enemy hands ; Courts martial ; Military airfields ; Production of aircraft and supply of stores ; Royal Aircraft Establishment ; Other establishments, committees and councils ; Histories ; Examples of research -- Section Four: Post-war RAF sources : Demobilization ; RAF Germany, the Berlin Airlift 1948-1949, NATO, and nuclear deterrence ; Aircraft and related technology ; Overseas operations ; Personnel ; Post-war Air Ministry/Ministry of Defence structure ; Post-war Women's Royal Air Force ; The Fleet Air Arm ; Organization of the Air Council to 1949 -- Appendixes : 1. Secretaries of State for Air 1918-1964 ; Chiefs of Air Staff 1918-1964 ; 2. RAF aircraft damage categories pre-1952 ; 3. Sources of RAF and other aerial photographs.