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Royal Aircraft Establishment

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The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Alternative name(s):
  • Ministry of Munitions, Royal Aircraft Establishment, 1918-1920 (Also known as)
  • Air Ministry, Royal Aircraft Establishment, 1920-1940 (Also known as)
  • Ministry of Aviation, Royal Aircraft Establishment, 1959-1964 (Also known as)
  • Ministry of Defence, Royal Aircraft Establishment, 1964-1988 (Also known as)
  • Ministry of Aircraft Production, Royal Aircraft Establishment, 1940-1946 (Also known as)
  • Ministry of Supply, Royal Aircraft Establishment, 1946-1959 (Also known as)
Date: 1918-1988
History: In 1918, the name of the Royal Aircraft Factory was changed to the Royal Aircraft Establishment. The establishment was initially the responsibility of the the Ministry of Munitions before passing to the Air Ministry in January 1920. Control of the establishment 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. The establishment was based at Farnborough, Hampshire, and was a research and experimental establishment for aerospace research and development. The establishment's name underwent a minor change in 1988, the term 'Aircraft' being replaced by 'Aerospace', to reflect the broader scope of the organisation's research work by that time.
Functions, occupations and activities: Government (central)
References: IC; PROCAT; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/C280572
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1941-1953: Logbooks of Aircraft, etc.
Science Museum, London
SUPP 1
2
1914-1992: Air Ministry and successors: Royal Aircraft Establishment (from 1988, Royal Aerospace Establishment): Registered Files
The National Archives, Kew
AVIA 13
3
1945-1979: R H Lovell Collection: Bedford and Farnborough Wind Tunnels
The National Archives, Kew
CM 2
4
1908-1991: Records of the Royal Aircraft Factory and the Royal Aircraft Establishment (later the Royal Aerospace Establishment)
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  Record creator Description of relationship Dates Category of relationship
1
Royal Aerospace Establishment
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2
Royal Aircraft Factory
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