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Local Studies and Aviation Collection enquiries received at Farnborough library over the past 3 months
(THESE ARE ONLY THE ENQUIRIES WRITTEN DOWN AS INVOLVING SOME WORK ,OR BECAUSE NO STAFF MEMBER COULD DEAL WITH THEM AT THE TIME) Often the info given is not accurate and research is involved . The bulk of enquiries are not written down since staff members can find the info, books, maps etc at the time the customer calls in . Of course staff need to know where and what to look for., and how to look further and or recommend other resource collections.
Request for Air Accident report C419 of 1940 plus info on which accident reports are held and advice on where to try next
1950s European jet fighters - info on and titles of books in stock
Where to obtain AERAD maps -(flight charts)
Obit and details of place of death of a relative killed in plane crash nr Fnb in 1922 (turned out to be at Burnham Beeches and he was flying from Fnb)
Info on Russian reports on aircraft "With flapping wings " or " Flutter" wings possibly dating from the early 1980s
Person wanting to trace details of a newspaper photo taken of him and his friends in early 1970s at the opening of public park in Cove.
How to trace the whereabouts of an order of nuns who ran a Canadian military hospital in Grayshot in WW2.
Copy of front page of Jan 1947 Aldershot News
How to make sound recordings for oral history (local history) - enquirer also wanted to know if there are any recordings in existence of RAE workers from 1904 onwards.
Copies of all the documents concerning the Appeal into expansion of Fnb Airport .
(not all are on RBC website)
Request to trace info in Aldershot News of 1915 about a relative interviewed as a young child.
Visitation of bishop of Winchester to parishes in Surrey in 1724-5 referred on by HRO
Info on Linton Hope (yacht designer) died in 1920 buried nr Fnb??(turned out to be Midhurst last quarter of 1920 - he was aged 57.
What is the earliest map held of Ash Rd Aldershot? Person interested in history of his house.
Anything in local paper on death of a relative killed in train crash 2nd April 1898 in Fnb /Fleet area. ( article found dated 21 May 1898)
Article on serious road crash between Bagshot and Camberley in Dec 1988.
Hospital no4 a Canadian hospital in Fnb area in WW2 .- where exactly was it? What is on the site now? When did it stop being a hospital?
MOD Police broke into a Marconi site locally in 1988-1990 Approx. Marconi were prosecuted for fraud , but the case failed. Why?
Death of the PA to the director of the RAE probably 1948/9 . exact date of death and any local reports?
Who can person contact for details of any multicultural groups in Rushmoor . details of various further umbrella organisations, RBC, voluntary services etc sent . This one only included because the enquirer had already tried Portsmouth council contact centre
Particular event occurring in Yateley in 1970s. details of Yateley Society and Surrey Heath Museum passed on as they have more extensive files on Yateley.
Fatal horse and cart accident Sept 1878 . Does library have any press reports or ideas on how to get further info.
History of the RAE railway
Any newscuttings on Frimley childrens centre?
Any pictures of Southwood military camp in the 1960s
What national film archives exist?
Statistics of immigration to the local area of people from Scotland
and other various dates of local newspapers on microfilm for particular family events