Royal Aircraft Establishment (Great Britain).
Royal Aircraft Establishment records, 1911-1980.
Records of the Royal Aircraft Factory and Royal Aircraft Establishment relating to the manufacture of military aircraft prior to 1925 and research into aircraft design. Included are flight log books; reports; registered files, aircraft, engine and equipment drawings from the establishment at Farnborough, and registered files from the Aberporth establishment.
In 1911 the Army Aircraft Factory was created. In 1912 it became the Royal Aircraft Factory. In 1917, as a result of new arrangements for aircraft supply and inspection, it was transferred to the Ministry of Munitions subsequently becoming the Royal Aircraft Establishment in 1918 and passing to the Air Ministry in January 1920. In 1925 the manufacture of aircraft at the Royal Aircraft Establishment was discontinued and thereafter its functions were confined to experiment and research. Control of the Establishment itself passed successively to the Ministry of Aircraft Production in 1940, the Ministry of Supply in 1946, the Ministry of Aviation in 1959, and the Ministry of Defence in 1964.
Royal Aircraft Establishment (Great Britain) -- Records and correspondence.
Government aircraft -- Great Britain.
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Great Britain. National Archives. Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU, UK