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The Minister of Aircraft Production was, from 1940 to 1945, the British government minister at the Ministry of Aircraft Production, one of the specialised supply ministries set up by the British Government during World War II. It was responsible for aircraft production for the British forces, primarily the Royal Air Force, but also the Fleet Air Arm.

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Minister of Aircraft Production

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The Minister of Aircraft Production was, from 1940 to 1945, the British government minister at the Ministry of Aircraft Production, one of the specialised...

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Stafford Cripps

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ultimately, in the selection of the final Viceroy in 1947. From November 1942 he served as Minister of Aircraft Production, an important post, but one...

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Churchill war ministry

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Beaverbrook as Minister of Aircraft Production; Sir Kingsley Wood as Chancellor of the Exchequer; and Sir John Anderson as Lord President of the Council...

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British shadow factories

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Beaverbrook. the Minister of Aircraft Production, and placed under the wing of Vickers-Supermarine. The plan had two parts: Development of nine new factories...

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Central Government War Headquarters

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during the Second World War, the site was acquired by the Minister of Aircraft Production and used as an underground engine factory. The war headquarters...

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The Blitz

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state of the night defences and the supposed (but ultimately successful) "failure" of his daytime strategy. The Minister of Aircraft Production, Lord...

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De Havilland Mosquito

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nicknamed the "Wooden Wonder", or "Mossie". Lord Beaverbrook, Minister of Aircraft Production, nicknamed it "Freeman's Folly", alluding to Air Chief Marshal...

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List of government ministers of the United Kingdom

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of State for Reserves Minister of War Production Minister of Aircraft Production Minister of Supply Minister-Resident for the Middle East Minister of...

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Supermarine Spitfire

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Spitfire. On 17 May, Minister of Aircraft Production Lord Beaverbrook telephoned Lord Nuffield and manoeuvred him into handing over control of the Castle Bromwich...

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Baron Brownlow

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Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII), as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Lord Beaverbrook (Minister of Aircraft Production), as Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire...

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Bouncing bomb

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– a method devised for the raid by Benjamin Lockspeiser of the Minister of Aircraft Production, and distance from the target by a simple, hand-held, triangular...

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Moscow Aircraft Production Association

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MAPO - the Moscow Aircraft Production Association (Russian: Московское авиационное производственное объединение, romanized: Moskovskoye aviatsionnoye...

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Standard Beaverette

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version of the vehicle was built in 1940 by Standard Motor Company at the instigation of Lord Beaverbrook, then Minister of Aircraft Production (hence...

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Atlantic Charter

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Marshal Sir Wilfred Freeman, Royal Air Force Minister of Aircraft Production, Lord Beaverbrook  Dominion of Newfoundland Governor Vice-Admiral Sir Humphrey...

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Beaverbrook

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1st Baron Beaverbrook, newspaper publisher and World War II Minister of Aircraft Production Beaverbrook Newspapers Maxwell Aitken, 3rd Baron Beaverbrook...

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History of aluminium

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1940, it started an ambitious program of aluminium recycling; the newly appointed Minister of Aircraft Production appealed to the public to donate any...

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Bristol Beaufighter

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Bristol's Filton facility by the Minister of Aircraft Production, Lord Beaverbrook, the minister spoke of the importance of the Beaufighter to the war effort...

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Government Aircraft Factories

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Aircraft Production Commission. Three months later oversight responsibility was removed from the Minister for Supply and Development to the Minister for...

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Neville Chamberlain

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British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1937 to May 1940 and Leader of the Conservative Party from May 1937 to...

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Heinkel He 178

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demonstration was watched by Ernst Udet and Erhard Milch, Minister of Aircraft Production and Supply, however, they were reportedly not impressed by...

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Hawker Typhoon

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but instead of bailing out, landed the Typhoon and was later awarded the George Medal. On 15 May 1940, the Minister of Aircraft Production, Lord Beaverbrook...

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