Great Britain. Air Ministry
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The Air Ministry was a department of the Government of the United Kingdom with the responsibility of managing the affairs of the Royal Air Force, that existed from 1918 to 1964. The Air Ministry was responsible for weather forecasting over the UK, from 1919 it being the government department responsible for the Meteorological Office. In the 1930s, the Air Ministry commissioned a scientific study of propagating electromagnetic energy which concluded that a death ray was impractical but detection of aircraft appeared feasible. In 1964 the Air Ministry merged with the Admiralty and the War Office to form the Ministry of Defence.
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| creatorOf | Maps of Royal Air Force Stations, 1918 - ca. 1919 | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | TIZARD, Sir Henry Thomas (1885-1959), 1938-1942 | Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine | |
| creatorOf | Tactical Target Files, 1944 - 1945 | National Archives at College Park | |
| creatorOf | Great Britain. Air Ministry. H.M.A. R34 transatlantic flight. | Arkansas State University, Dean B. Ellis Library | |
| creatorOf | Records Relating to Aerial Bombing Targets , ca. 1918 - ca. 1920 | National Archives at College Park | |
| creatorOf | Tactical Target Dossiers, 1943 - 1944 | National Archives at College Park |
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| predecessorOf | Great Britain. Royal Air Force | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Tizard, Sir Henry Thomas, 1885-1959 | person |
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| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 00 | GB |
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Establishment 1918
Disestablishment 1964
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