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Air Ministry

American  

noun

  1. (in England) the department of government administering all civil and military matters concerning aviation.


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Sempill offered a ride to another passenger, the aeronaut Charles Dollfus, an attaché with the French Air Ministry.

From Slate • Aug. 2, 2022

After Iris married Carl, she was forced to leave her position in the Air Ministry, which put financial strain on the family.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 9, 2019

"They were plotting charts based on weather codes sent from the Air Ministry forecasters at Dunstable," says Judith.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2014

For example, a British Air Ministry scientific advisor, E. V. Truefitt, presented his countryman, oceanographer George Deacon, with “one or two questions which have come up in odd conversations.”

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2013

The Air Ministry was in a panic in August 1939, scrambling for women to do radio work as it dawned on them how many men they’d need to do the flying.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein