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height: 58.7855px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCategorie(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 57.4653%; height: 58.7855px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• AVIATION MILITAIRE\u003cbr\u003e• AVIATION NAVALE\u003cbr\u003e• BIOGRAPHIES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAIR FORCE RECORDS FOR FAMILY HISTORIANS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn essential research guide for those tracing an ancestor who served in Britain's air forces.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book explains how to use the wealth of records held at the Public Record Office and elsewhere to trace the careers of officers and other ranks. It allows the reader to build up a picture of the operations and campaigns that an individual took part in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to the RAF and the WRAF, the guide covers records of the Royal Engineers' balloonists, Royal Flying Corps, Royal Naval Air Service, Fleet Air Arm, and the Glider Pilot Regiment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInvaluable additional chapters show the reader:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- how to use the operational records to build a picture of individual units' activities\u003cbr\u003e- how to trace campaign medals and other awards\u003cbr\u003e- how to use the Public Record Office's photographic archive\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA final chapter provides guidance on air force records held outside the Public Record Office.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Spencer\u003c\/strong\u003e served in the Royal Navy before joining the Public Record Office in 1993 where he is now Specialist Reader Adviser in Defence Policy and Military History Records. 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