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- 1937 - 1954 (Creation)
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Air Ministry collection: articles and papers on air power drawn from published and private sources. A Cdre CFA Portal: 'Air Force co-operation in policing the Empire' 17 Feb 1937. ACM Sir Arthur Harris: 'The organisation of mass bombing attacks' Aug 1944. AM Sir Robert HMS Saundby 'Air attack on communications' 24 Oct 1945. MRAF Sir Arthur Tedder: 'Air, Land and sea warfare' 9 Jan 1946. AM Sir Arthur Coningham: 'The development of tactical air forces' 20 Feb 1946. Sir Henry Tizard: 'Science and the services' 27 Mar 1946. AVM Sir Thomas W Elmhirst: 'The German air corce and its failure' 23 Oct 1946. AM Sir Hugh Lloyd: 'Allied Air power in the Mediterranean 1940-1945' 22 Oct 1947. ACM Sir Norman Bottomley: 'The Strategic bomber offensive against Germany ' 18 Feb 1948. ACM Sir John Slessor: 'The effect of air power in a land offensive'. Aquila: 'Air power in economic warfare: a comparison with naval blockage'. WC Wykeham-Barnes: 'The war in Korea with special reference to the difficulties of using our air power' 5 Dec 1951. AM Sir Rober Saundby: 'The air battle' 3 Dev 1952. Adm Sir Regional ARP Ernle-Erle-Draz: 'Air strategy'. Musketeer: 'Air power: concentration and co-operation'. MRAF Sir John Slessor: 'Air power and the future of war' 14 Apr 1954.