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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 July 2016
In 1936 the Air Registration Board was created by the government and given the task of recommending to the secretary of state for air the granting and renewal of certificates of airworthiness for certain classes of civil aircraft, a duty previously performed by the Air Ministry. It was understood that as time went on and the board gained experience certifying the airworthiness of more and more classes of civil aircraft would become the responsibility of the board.