Directorate of Military Aeronautics
The Directorate of Military Aeronautics was the British War Office department responsible for military aviation before and during World War I. It functions were subsumed into the Air Ministry when the Royal Air Force was created in 1918.
The Directorate was headed by a Director-General. The following officers held the post:
- Sir David Henderson (1913–17)[1]
- J M Salmond (1917–18)[1]
- E L Ellington (1918)[2]
In 1917 the post of Deputy Director-General of Military Aeronautics was established. The following held that post:
- W S Brancker (1917)[1]
- E L Ellington (1917–18)[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Editorial Comment". Flight Global. 17 October 1917. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Marshal of the RAF Sir Edward Ellington". Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation. Retrieved 12 July 2015.