What Canadian-born British newspaper proprietor was granted a peerage in 1917, was the first Minister of Information responsible for allied propaganda in allied and neutral countries in 1918 and, during World War II, was Minister of Aircraft Production and Minister of Supply?
Minister of Aircraft Production Minister of Aircraft Production The Minister of Aircraft Production was the British government position in charge of the Ministry of Aircraft Production, one of the specialised supply ministries set up by the British Government during World War II. As the name suggests, it was responsible for aircraft production for the British forces; primarily the Royal Air Force, but also the Fleet Air Arm. The department was formed in 1940 by Winston Churchill in response to the production problems that winning the Battle of Britain posed. The first minister was Lord Beaverbrook and under his control the Ministry presided over an
Minister of Aircraft Production was that while German fighters available for operations over England fell from 725 to 275, that of the RAF rose from 644 at the beginning of July 1940 to 732 at the beginning of October. The Ministry of Aircraft Production did not long survive the end of the war. A minister with responsibility for both aircraft production and the Ministry of Supply was appointed in August 1945, and the Ministry of Aircraft Production was fully merged into the Ministry of Supply on 1 April 1946. Minister of Aircraft Production The Minister of Aircraft Production was the British government position in