Item DEAN 3/2/4 - Background research material, 1934-1977, on topics including Marshal of the RAF Lord Trenchard, RAF staffing and RAF aircraft

Notes on MRAF Hugh Montague Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard of Wolfeton and typescript of an interview with Trenchard, 11 Apr 1934; 'Strength of operational aircraft in squadrons', typescript list, 2 copies; 'Number of squadrons and aircraft established in the Metropolitan Air Force and overseas commands, Sep 1939-Jun 1944', typescript list; 'Strength of officers and other ranks (RAF, WAAF and dominion personnel) by commands, typescript list; photocopy of article 'Science and the services' by Sir Henry Thomas Tizard in the Journal of the Royal United Service Institution, Aug 1946; photocopy from The Aeroplane, Aug 1954 on naming military aircraft; copies of articles on the aircraft 'Blackburn Botha' and 'Saro Lerwick'; photocopied extract from AVM Oswyn George William Gifford Lywood's record of service, 1957; memorandum from the Air Ministry regarding the possibility of a history of the Air Ministry being written and enclosing a list of monographs and narratives written by Air Historical Branch staff, 1963; photocopy of an article on the BE8 and BE8a, the British reconnaissance biplane used by the Royal Flying Corps from 1914 by J M Bruce in Air Pictorial, Nov 1962; typescript of a lecture by Dean to the Beaconsfield Royal Historical Society, 27 Jan 1973 on critical dates in the history of the RAF; papers relating to types of aircraft and to personnel in World War One and World War Two including booklet The Royal Air Force Museum, 100 years of aviation history (London, 1974); order of service for a thanksgiving service at Westminster Abbey for the 50th anniversary of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, 1974; extract from Aerospace magazine, Aug 1974 with an interview with ACM Sir Harry Broadhurst; note on Typex high speed cipher machine and transmissions and related letter from Ministry of Defence, 1977. 1 file