British Air Ministry
"Finally, one of the first steps of the new British Cabinet was the establishing of the Air Ministry with a Cabinet officer at its head. Sir Cive [Clive?], the British Secretary of State of the Home Department, announced the establishing of the Air Ministry in the House of Commons on December 19, 1916.
"The present composition of the British Air Ministry, as reported in the House of Commons on April 26, is as follows:—There is a President, a Director General of Military Aeronautics; the Fifth Sea Lord, who is director of the air service of the Admiralty; a Controller of Aeronautical Supplies, who is an officer of the Ministry of Munitions, and a Controller of Patrol Engines, equally an officer of the Ministry of Munitions, and there is a Parliamentary Secretary, who, in the absence of the President, presides at the meetings.[1]
| Organization names | British Air Ministry |
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| Country | GB |
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| Started aero | 1916 |
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| Keywords | 2 |
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| Wikidata id | Q407586 |
References
- ↑ "President Wilson Officially Endorses Larger Aeronautic Program", Aerial Age Weekly, Vol. 5, No. 16; 2 July 1917; p. 519.
