Records held by Office of Air Force History, Canberra – Fact sheet 97

The Office of Air Force History is within the Air Power Development Centre of the Department of Defence, Canberra.

Holdings of the Office

The Office of Air Force History holds copies of a range of RAAF records either as microfilm or digital images available on CD. Many of these have been copied prior to the transfer of the originals to the National Archives in Canberra or to the Defence Archives area. The office also holds some records that are not available elsewhere.

Examples of the types of material held by the office are listed below.

Facilities for public researchers

While the office is unable to undertake research to answer inquiries from the public, it has facilities to allow research by public researchers. Please contact the office to make an appointment before you visit.

Charges apply for photocopies and for reproductions from microfilm or CD.

Contact details

Direct all inquiries about the office or the material it holds to:

Office of Air Force History
Department of Defence
Level 3
205 Anketell Street
Tuggeranong ACT 2900

Tel: 02 6266 1436
Fax: 02 6266 1041
Email: airpower@defence.gov.au

Examples of material available at the Office of Air Force History

 Series titleDate rangeSeries number
SeriesRAAF unit histories*1925–ongoingA9186
SeriesCommanding Officers' reports*1939–88A9435
SeriesNarrative reports – WWII*1940–51A9652
SeriesCasualty registers **1921–ongoingA705
SeriesDocuments of historical interest* (1940–)1919–ongoingA9695
SeriesDocuments of historical interest* (1919–53)1919–ongoingA9696
SeriesCopies of published Air Force lists (1927–59)1921–ongoingA830
SeriesAircraft status cards*1930–88A10297
SeriesPersonnel occurrence reports* (1921–78)1940–79A10605

* held on microfilm

** Casualty registers (1921–ongoing) – not held, but casualty files 1921–1959 are held in A705 and can be searched by surname or service number

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