Federal Aviation Commission
The Federal Aviation Commission was set up in 1935 by order of the Air Mail Act of 1934 to make a survey of aeronautical conditions in the United States.[1][2] The commission recommended an increase of the army, navy, and air forces to a total of 4,000 planes.[3]
Personnel
- Clark Howell, chairman
- Edward Pearson Warner, vice president
References
- ^ "Aviation Commission To Meet In Oakland". Berkeley Daily Gazette. July 30, 1934. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
- ^ Investigation of government patent practices and policies. United States Government Printing Office. 1947.
- ^ "Asks 4,000 Planes For Military Use. Federal Aviation Commission Report to Be Sent to Congress Next Week. Control Board Sought. Howell Group Proposes Temporary Body to Act Until Expanded ICC Can Function". The New York Times. January 24, 1935. Retrieved 2011-06-01.