Ministry of Aviation [SEP] dissolved or abolished
Ministry of Aviation
The Ministry of Aviation was a department of the United Kingdom government established in 1959. Its responsibilities included the regulation of civil aviation and the supply of military aircraft, which it took on from the Ministry of Supply.
In 1967, the Ministry of Aviation merged into the Ministry of Technology which took on the supply of military aircraft, while regulatory responsibilities were switched to the Board of Trade.
Ministers of Aviation.
- 14 October 1959: Duncan Sandys
- 27 July 1960: Peter Thorneycroft
- created in 1885 (Ministry existed since 1872) to administer the Imperial Japanese Army and abolished in 1945
- Ministers of the Navy of Japan - created in 1885 (Ministry existed since 1872) to administer the Imperial Japanese Navy and abolished in 1945
- There was no Ministry or Minister of Air Force rather the navy and army had their own separate bureaux:
- Imperial Japanese Naval Aviation Bureau was lead by a Commander
- Vice Admiral Eikichi Katagiri served in 1941-1945
- Imperial Japanese Army Air Service