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Air warfare

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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 1041 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 23 Aug 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/180/57
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Telegram from WSC [Italy] to Minister of Labour [Ernest Bevin] appealing for more work to be done towards developing a jet-propelled aeroplane.

Dates: 23 Aug 1944
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/190/1
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Graph of weekly output of new aircraft (British operational types): 1941-1944.

Dates: 1944
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/190/2
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Graph of weekly output of repaired aircraft (all types): 1941-1944.

Dates: 1944
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/190/3
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Graph of weekly output of new and repaired aircraft (operational types: British and American): 1941-1944.

Dates: 1944
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/190/4
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Graph of weekly output of new engines: 1941-1944.

Dates: 1944
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/190/5
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Graph of weekly output of repaired engines: 1941-1944.

Dates: 1944
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/190/6
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Graph of weekly output of new and repaired engines: 1941-1944.

Dates: 1944
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/190/7
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Graph of weekly output of aircraft (British operational) structure weight: 1941-1944.

Dates: 1944
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/190/8
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Graph of weekly output of total new engines (in terms of horsepower): 1941-1944.

Dates: 1944
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/190/9
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Graph of output of aircraft in bomb load at 1,000 mile range: 1940-1944.

Dates: 1944
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/190/10
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Graph of output of aircraft in bomb load at 1,500 mile range: 1940-1944.

Dates: 1944
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), Apr 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/258B/150
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(Untitled), 10 Apr 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/258B/154
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(Untitled), 16 Apr 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/258B/157
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Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC comparing numbers of ground staff and the serviceability for aircraft in Britain and the Middle East, and commenting on statistics for available aircraft. [Copy; given running number 275].

Dates: 16 Apr 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 16 Apr 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/258B/158
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Minutes [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on German reserves of aircraft, "Razzle" and crop burning, and radar equipment at Malta. [Copies; given running numbers 276, 277 and 279].

Dates: 16 Apr 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 21 Apr 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/258B/161
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Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on the possibility of shooting down a "Queen Bee" [training aircraft] with "P.E." [photo-electric fuzes] and "U.P." [unrotated projectile weapons]. [Copy; given running number 282].

Dates: 21 Apr 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 02 May 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/258B/177
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Minutes [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on the use of the "U.P." [unrotated projectile] weapon as a means of daylight defence for bombers and destroying Iraqi oil-fields. [Copies; given running numbers 291 and 291A].

Dates: 02 May 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 26 May 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/258B/201-202
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Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on disagreements between the Minister of State [Lord Beaverbrook, earlier Sir Max Aitken] and the Secretary of State [for Air, Sir Archibald Sinclair, later 1st Lord Thurso] over pilot output and training aircraft. [Copy; given running number 309].

Dates: 26 May 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 04 Jun 1941 - 07 Jun 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/258B/212
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Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on sinkings by U-boats near Dakar [Senegal]. [given running number 314] Minute from WSC to Lindemann marked "Secret" and "Action this day" asking for up to date information on German and British air strengths. [Both minutes on single page].

Dates: 04 Jun 1941 - 07 Jun 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), [10] [Jun] [1941]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/258B/213-214
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Note [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant to WSC] giving information on the comparative strengths of the British and German Air Forces in terms of aircraft output and losses and across various theatres. [annotated copy].

Dates: [10] [Jun] [1941]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 10 Jun 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/258B/215
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Minute from "F.A.L." [F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC attaching a note giving a summary of the main figures accepted by the Air Ministry for comparative strengths of the British and German Air Forces [see CHAR 20/258B/213-214] and setting out what he considers several "doubtful" points. Initialled by WSC on 15 June. [Copy; given running number 314B].

Dates: 10 Jun 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 17 Jun 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/258B/221
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Minute [from 1st Lord Cherwell, earlier F A Lindemann, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on the prospective shortage of heavy bombers, the output of trainer aircraft, and pilot numbers. [Copy; given running number 317A].

Dates: 17 Jun 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open