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 and navy air forces to a total of 4,000 planes.[3]

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Aviation Commission To Meet In Oakland". Berkeley Daily Gazette. July 30, 1934. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
  2. ↑ Investigation of government patent practices and policies. United States Government Printing Office. 1947.
  3. ↑ "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". New York Times. January 24, 1935. Retrieved 2011-06-01. An increase of the army and navy air forces to a total of 4,000 planes is recommended in a report by the Federal Aviation Commission which President Roosevelt expects to send to Congress next week. The army and navy have about 2,500 planes, but it was estimated that the proposed program would virtually double their effective forces.