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My Celebrity Relations
SANDYS, Duncan Edwin [1908-1987] -- British peer, government official
Relationship to me: 18C0
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Duncan-Sandys, Lord (1974),
As Defence Minister in the Macmillan government in 1957 he practically ruined the British aircraft
industry by proclaiming that the day of manned aircraft had passed
and that rocketry was the way of the future.
All aircraft research and development was cancelled.
1957 | White Paper (a report outlining Government policy) cancelled all manned combat aircraft projects in the pipeline |
1957-1959 | Defence Minister |
1959-1960 | Aviation Minister |
1960-1962 | Commonwealth Secretary |
1962-1964 | Commonwealth and Colonies Secretary |
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