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In September, 1915 the position was superseded by the post of [[Director of Air Services]], which temporarily absorbed the executive command of the R.N.A.S. | In September, 1915 the position was superseded by the post of [[Director of Air Services]], which temporarily absorbed the executive command of the R.N.A.S. | ||
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| + | On the eve of war, the Air Department had six Wing Commanders, nineteen Squadron Commanders, twelve Flight Commanders, and sixty-one Flight Lieutenants.{{AWO1914|55 of 26 June 1914, Appendix I}} | ||
==Directors of the Air Department== | ==Directors of the Air Department== | ||
*[[Commodore, 2nd Class (Royal Navy)|Commodore]] [[Murray Fraser Sueter|Murray F. Sueter]] | *[[Commodore, 2nd Class (Royal Navy)|Commodore]] [[Murray Fraser Sueter|Murray F. Sueter]] | ||
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| + | ==Footnotes== | ||
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[[Category:Admiralty Heads of Department]] | [[Category:Admiralty Heads of Department]] | ||
Revision as of 14:38, 14 November 2012
The Director of the Air Department (D.A.D.) was a position in the Admiralty held by Captain M. F. Sueter from 1912 to 1915. The Director reported to the Board of Admiralty on aviation matters, oversaw the Admiralty Air Department and was effectively in control of the Naval Wing of the Royal Flying Corps, or the Royal Naval Air Service (R.N.A.S.) as it then became.
In September, 1915 the position was superseded by the post of Director of Air Services, which temporarily absorbed the executive command of the R.N.A.S.
Strength
On the eve of war, the Air Department had six Wing Commanders, nineteen Squadron Commanders, twelve Flight Commanders, and sixty-one Flight Lieutenants.[1]
Directors of the Air Department
Footnotes
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 55 of 26 June 1914, Appendix I.
