Air Ministry

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The Air Ministry was the British government department responsible for managing and overseeing the Royal Air Force and national air policy in the first half of the 20th century.

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Generate an image of the Air Ministry (The Air Ministry was the British government department responsible for managing and overseeing the Royal Air Force and national air policy in the first half of the 20th century.)

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United Kingdom government department ⓘ
former government department ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction British Empire ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
archivesAt The National Archives (United Kingdom) ⓘ
coordinateWith Admiralty (United Kingdom) ⓘ
Ministry of Aircraft Production (United Kingdom) ⓘ
War Office (United Kingdom) ⓘ
linked to: War Office
country United Kingdom ⓘ
dissolved 1964 ⓘ
employs Royal Air Force officers ⓘ
civil servants ⓘ
field aeronautics policy ⓘ
military aviation ⓘ
formedFrom Admiralty (United Kingdom) ⓘ
linked to: Royal Navy

War Office (United Kingdom) ⓘ
linked to: War Office
governmentBranch executive branch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver Royal Air Force budget ⓘ
Royal Air Force operations policy ⓘ
Royal Air Force organization ⓘ
linked to: Royal Air Force
hasPart Air Council ⓘ
hasRole formulation of national air defence policy ⓘ
management of air warfare capabilities ⓘ
procurement of aircraft for the Royal Air Force ⓘ
training policy for Royal Air Force personnel ⓘ
headquartersBuilding Air Ministry building, Whitehall ⓘ
headquartersLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Whitehall ⓘ
inception 1918 ⓘ
industry defence ⓘ
jurisdiction Government of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: UK government
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
locatedInTime first half of the 20th century ⓘ
notableFor administration of Royal Air Force during World War I ⓘ
administration of Royal Air Force during World War II ⓘ
development of British air strategy in the interwar period ⓘ
oversight of British military aviation policy ⓘ
replaced Air Board (United Kingdom) ⓘ
replacedBy Air Council functions within Ministry of Defence ⓘ
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom) ⓘ
responsibleFor British air policy ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
military aviation administration in the United Kingdom ⓘ
serviceBranch Royal Air Force ⓘ
shortName Air Ministry ⓘ
subordinateTo Cabinet of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Cabinet

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ
usedBy Royal Air Force ⓘ

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Referenced by (109)

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Chain Home → developedBy → British Air Ministry ⓘ
subject linked to: Chain Home radar network
linked to: Air Ministry
War Office → distinctFrom → Air Ministry ⓘ
Ministry of Aircraft Production → replaced → Air Ministry (in aircraft production functions) ⓘ
linked to: Air Ministry
Operation Chastise → planningBy → British Air Ministry ⓘ
linked to: Air Ministry
RAF High Wycombe → establishedBy → Air Ministry ⓘ
Robert Watson-Watt → employer → British Air Ministry ⓘ
linked to: Air Ministry
Air Council → partOf → Air Ministry ⓘ
Air Ministry → shortName → Air Ministry ⓘ
President of the Air Council → partOf → Air Ministry ⓘ
RAF Bentley Priory → subordinateTo → Air Ministry ⓘ
Arnold Wilkins → employer → British Air Ministry ⓘ
linked to: Air Ministry
No. 12 Group RAF → subordinateTo → Air Ministry ⓘ
H2S radar → originatingOrganization → British Air Ministry ⓘ
linked to: Air Ministry
No. 10 Group RAF → subordinateTo → Air Ministry ⓘ
Operation Hydra → plannedBy → British Air Ministry ⓘ
linked to: Air Ministry
Memorandum on the Detection of Aircraft by Radio Methods (1935) → commissionedBy → United Kingdom Air Ministry ⓘ
linked to: Air Ministry
RAF Home Commands → subordinateTo → Air Ministry ⓘ
Bawdsey Research Station → ownedBy → Air Ministry ⓘ
Gee navigation system → controlledBy → British Air Ministry ⓘ
linked to: Air Ministry
Air Member for Personnel → basedAt → Air Ministry (historically) ⓘ
linked to: Air Ministry
MOD → formedByMergerOf → Air Ministry ⓘ
Middle East Air Force → subordinateTo → Air Ministry (United Kingdom) ⓘ
linked to: Air Ministry
Independent Air Force → formedBy → Air Ministry ⓘ
RAF Transport Command → subordinateTo → Air Ministry ⓘ
Specification P.13/36 → issuer → British Air Ministry ⓘ
linked to: Air Ministry
Thomas Pike → employer → Air Ministry ⓘ
RAF North Weald → ownedBy → Air Ministry ⓘ
Ministry of Supply (UK) → replacedBy → Air Ministry ⓘ
Dambusters Raid sites → plannedBy → British Air Ministry ⓘ
linked to: Air Ministry