SZ/BSU/1/1/13 - [Letter, A.E. Austan to R. Porteous, 29/12/42]

Reference code

SZ/BSU/1/1/13

Level of description

Item

Title

[Letter, A.E. Austan to R. Porteous, 29/12/42]

Date/s

1942

Quantity & Format

2 leaves Letters (MS)

Personal name

Austan, Julian

Subject

Close air support

Creator

Austan, A. E. Godwin

Creator

Porteous, Roger

Administrative/Biographical history

recipient

Scope and content

Mentions his new role as Director of Research and the new interest in Close Air Support. The aim is to let the Air Ministry know what the Army would ask of the RAF in respect of such support, and to find out how long it would take to train pilots and the Army in "co-operative liaising". He mentions [his son?] Julian who had joined the RAF.

An envelope is attached.

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/BSU - [Bombing Survey Unit]
  - SZ/BSU/1 - [BSU. North Africa]
    - SZ/BSU/1/1 - [North Africa. Correspondence, memoranda, etc.]
      - SZ/BSU/1/1/13 - [Letter, A.E. Austan to R. Porteous, 29/12/42]

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