British Air Board
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The British Air Board was a World War I-era governmental body in the United Kingdom responsible for coordinating and overseeing military aviation policy and operations before the creation of an independent air ministry.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Air Board canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aviation authority
ⓘ
governmental body ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Royal Flying Corps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Naval Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1917 ⓘ |
| field |
air warfare
ⓘ
defence policy ⓘ military aviation ⓘ |
| hasChairperson | Lord Curzon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
representatives of the Admiralty
ⓘ
representatives of the War Office ⓘ technical aviation advisers ⓘ |
| hasRole |
advising the British government on air matters
ⓘ
coordination between army and navy air services ⓘ coordination of military aviation policy ⓘ oversight of military aviation operations ⓘ |
| inception | 1916 ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| notableFor |
early central coordination of British air power
ⓘ
predecessor role to the Air Ministry in air policy ⓘ |
| operatedDuring |
1916
ⓘ
1917 ⓘ |
| partOf | British government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | creation of an independent Air Ministry ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Air Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Air Ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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