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==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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| + | ==Director of Air Services== | ||
| + | *{{RearRN}} [[Charles Lionel Vaughan-Lee|Charles L. Vaughan-Lee]], 8 September, 1915.<ref>Vaughan-Lee Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 441.</ref> | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 07:13, 30 July 2013
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In September, 1915 the position was superseded by the post of Director of Air Services, which temporarily absorbed the executive command of the R.N.A.S.
Contents
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]
Staff
In 1914 the budgeted staff of the Air Department was:[2]
| Numbers | Rank |
| 1 | Director (Captain) |
| 1 | Assistant Director (Commander) |
| 1 | Assistant (Commander) |
| 1 | Engineer Lieutenant |
| 1 | Civilian Technical Assistant |
| 1 | Second Division Clerk |
| 2 | Assistant Clerks |
| 1 | Draughtsman |
Directors of the Air Department
Director of Air Services
- Rear-Admiral Charles L. Vaughan-Lee, 8 September, 1915.[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 55 of 26 June 1914, Appendix I.
- ↑ Navy Estimates for the Year 1914–1915. p. 152.
- ↑ Vaughan-Lee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 441.
