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  Air Fronts: Theaters of Operation - Air Ministry: Battle of Britain
The issue was, in fact, decided not in the air, in which element the rival air forces played an important but secondary part, but by slow-moving infantry in the heavy mud of Flanders and the Somme.
This battle was not shrouded in the majestic and terrible smoke of a land bombardment with its roar of guns, its flash of shells, its fountains of erupting earth.
Very soon, however, it was noticed that most of the noise, at no time to be compared with the nightly barrage which soon became the background of their slumbers, was due to gunfire and not to the explosion of bombs.
ww2airfronts.org /Theaters/eto/hmso-bob/hmso-bob.html   (12333 words)

  
  Jet engine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The air is combined with fuel, typically ignited by flame in the eddy of a flame holder, and burned as an atomized mixture.
Air coming in the front of the engine is blown to the rear of the engine by a fan stage (convergent ducts), where it is crushed against a set of non-rotating blades called stators (divergent ducts).
This subsonic air speed is achieved by passing the approaching air through a deliberately-generated shock wave (since one characteristic of a shock wave is that the air flowing through it is slowed).
www.newlenox.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Jet_engine   (3088 words)

  
 THE FRENCH AIR FORCE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Concurrently, the Vichy army officers used the defeat of the air force to justify abolishing the air ministry and the air force general staff, incorporating their functions into the war ministry and army general staff and returning the air force to its former status as a branch of the army.
The air force had no aircraft suitable for the attack of battlefield targets, and the air staff on several occasions declined to consider proposals for dive bombers or assault aircraf t on the grounds that the attack of battlefield targets was contrary to air force policy.
The behavior of the leaders of the French Air Force before and during the Battle of France suggests that their primary purposes were to protect the regular air force against its domestic adversaries and to ensure its survival after the battle and the expected defeat.
www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil /airchronicles/aureview/1985/sep-oct/kirkland.html   (7559 words)

  
 MinistryWatch Full Profile
Open Air Campaigners ("OAC") is an interdenominational evangelistic mission which has been taking the good news of Jesus Christ to those outside the church since 1892 (since 1956 in the US).
Open Air Campaigners is an evangelistic ministry of preaching the Gospel to lost people and mobilizing the body of Christ primarily through effective open-air outreach.
Open Air Campaigners is a faith ministry whose staff members trust God to supply their personal and ministry needs through His people.
www.ministrywatch.com /mw2.1/F_FullRpt.asp?EIN=362420024   (1652 words)

  
 JRULM: R - Biographical Index of Methodist Ministers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
His ministry in Devon was characterised by intense persecution instigated by clergymen of the Established Church.
She collaborated in her husband's ministry to such an extent that he claimed 2,000 were converted under her influence.
Despite Rowland's successful ministry he was suspended by his bishop in 1763 and a chapel was therefore erected for his use in his old parish of Llangeitho.
www.rylibweb.man.ac.uk /data1/dg/methodist/bio/bior.html   (9829 words)

  
 Breath of Fresh Air - Vision Statement
I see a ministry that breathes God's love, grace, encouragement and wisdom into Christian men and women of all ages, inspiring them to believe in their God-given potential and to rise up and take hold of their destiny in Him.
I see a ministry that is constantly expanding and growing, with eyes always focussed on the future, ears always open to hear God's gentle whispers and hearts of generosity in everything we do.
I see a ministry that demands nothing from those it serves and leaves people refreshed, encouraged and inspired to rise up to a new level in their Christian journey.
www.breathfreshair.org /visionstatement.html   (416 words)

  
 Ministry for the Environment New Zealand
The Health and Air Pollution in New Zealand study, published today, shows that air pollution is associated with around 1,100 cases of premature mortality – that is people dying earlier than they would have if they had not been exposed to air pollution.
The Ministry for the Environment has released a public discussion document proposing new national environmental standards for low-impact telecommunication facilities in the road reserve.
In this document the Ministry for the Environment proposes for consultation new national environmental standards for radio-frequency fields and low impact telecommunications facilities in the road reserve.
www.mfe.govt.nz   (640 words)

  
 Christian Air Corps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Christian Air Corps trains missionaries and other personnel from around the world to be pilots and to utilize this skill for humanitarian outreaches.
Christian Air Corps ministry is transporting medical and dental doctors and support personnel to remote areas and villages in third world countries.
Christian Air Corps are able to fly much closer to villages, thus negating the lengthy and strenuous hiking time.
www.startagain.org /christian_air_corps.htm   (762 words)

  
 Welcome to the US Air Force Chaplain Service Web Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Air Force people have experienced significant changes over the past several years—tighter budgets, restructuring, reduced force structure, and a four-fold increase in deployments.
Air Force people who are experiencing high levels of stress are at increased risk for a host of adverse psychological and health outcomes.
These men and women are appointed chaplains and commissioned by the Air Force as officers to provide for the free exercise of religion for all members of the military and their families.
www.usafhc.af.mil /recruiting_ministry.htm   (1180 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | How the air force kept secret watch to track down lesbians
Whitehall air force commanders were alarmed in the 1950s at the discovery of gay "rings" at RAF bases at Cranwell and Worksop.
The ban on gays and lesbians in the armed forces was lifted only five years ago and the air ministry files show that homosexuals and lesbians were ruthlessly targeted by the RAF's special investigation police.
In the early 1950s, when air chiefs considered mounting a campaign to convert the "amused tolerance" of most airmen to gay colleagues into contempt and hostility, the official policy was to "clear out the homosexuals".
www.guardian.co.uk /gayrights/story/0,12592,1553819,00.html   (852 words)

  
 Royal Air Force
One of the most important figures in this was Air Chief Marshal Edgar Ludlow-Hewitt, who was Commandant of the RAF Staff College (1926-30) and Director of Operations and Intelligence at the Air Ministry before being appointed Commander in Chief of Bomber Command in 1937.
Air Chief Marshal Charles Portal and the new head of Bomber Command, Arthur Harris, developed the policy of area bombing (known in Germany as terror bombing) where entire cities and towns were targeted.
Defence against air attacks required the production of thousands of anti-aircraft guns, the stockpiling of tremendous quantities of ammunition over the country, and holding in readiness hundreds of thousands of soldiers, who in addition had to stay in position by their guns, often totally inactive, for months at a time.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /2WWraf.htm   (7422 words)

  
 The Hawker Typhoon, Tempest, & Sea Fury
The Air Ministry was so enthusiastic about the new Hawker designs that even though they were unproven, an order was placed with Hawker for 1,000 of them, with 500 to be Tornadoes, 250 to be Typhoons, and 250 to be whatever proved to be the better aircraft after evaluation.
The Air Ministry was enthusiastic enough to write Specification "F.2/43" in January 1943 around the TLF concept, and a few months later Camm managed to convince the Admiralty that the basic design could meet Naval Specification "N.7/43" as well, which defined a shipboard interceptor.
This was apparently the only air to air victory by a British pilot in a British aircraft in the Korean War, which is not too surprising since the FAA was focused on the close-support role.
www.vectorsite.net /avcfury.html   (5737 words)

  
 Aviation ministry grounds Air India's voluntary retirement proposals
Mumbai, Sept 17: The recently-announced voluntary retirement schemes by national carrier Air India for its 18,000 employees runs the risk of being grounded by the ministry of civil aviation.
The reason behind the ministry's ire is that the Air India management has not tabled the proposal for the schemes to the board of directors and has gone to the media to announce the two VRS.
Berating the publicity that the management has sought for the schemes without a formal approval from the board, ministry officials are also planning to circulate a memorandum pertaining to the validity of the schemes to the concerned ministries and departments.
www.expressindia.com /fe/daily/19980918/26155374.html   (441 words)

  
 Protecting Air Quality - Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Community air quality has improved in many areas of the province in recent years and the BC government is committed to seeing that trend continue.
An air quality dispersion model is a set of equations that relate emissions to the resulting impacts on air quality.
Supported by Environment Canada, it was developed by the Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection, the BC Environmental Assessment Office and the municipalities of Kamloops, Kelowna and Prince George.
wlapwww.gov.bc.ca /pac/airquality.htm   (2582 words)

  
 Air Boards pre Air Ministry_U
The main problem for the RFC was that operational control of each Wing was still the responsibility of the Admiralty and War Office, therefore the role of the Air Committee was defined as being to ‘arbitrate on behalf of the Admiralty and the War Office, at their request’.
The Air Board found that whilst leading developments in the air at the beginning of the war, this lead had now been taken by the RFC and the Army and that if anything the Admiralty was stifling naval aviation.
The Air Force (Constitution) Act of 29 November 1917 provided the first step in setting up of an Air Council to organise and plan the amalgamation of the RFC and RNAS and the transfer of administrative functions from the Admiralty and War Office.
www.rafweb.org /Air_Boards.htm   (2219 words)

  
 Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care - Emergency Health Services - Air Ambulance
Ontario's air ambulance system was established in 1977 to transport critically ill patients to hospital.
The same year, the Ministry of Health also developed and implemented a training system for critical care flight paramedics, who perform advanced life support and controlled medical acts during air transport.
Ontario's air ambulance system is regarded as one of the largest and most complex in the world.
www.health.gov.on.ca /english/public/program/ambul/airamb.html   (254 words)

  
 State of New Zealand's Environment 1997 - Chapter 6: The Nature of NZ's Air [Ministry for the Environment]
While visitors to New Zealand are impressed by the clean air and absence of haze, they are sometimes less impressed by the strong winds they encounter in many parts of the country.
This is due to the physical and chemical characteristics of the contaminants, the location of individual sources relative to the observer or monitoring instrument, variations in source strengths, and the prevailing weather conditions.
In a city, air pollution from motor vehicles is often worst where dispersion is inhibited by a 'street canyon' effect.
www.mfe.govt.nz /publications/ser/ser1997/html/chapter6.6.html   (690 words)

  
 Halfpenny Green Airscouts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Air Scout Branch came into being in January 1941, during the Second World War and provided for air- minded youngsters too young for the ATC where the minimum age was 16 at the time.
In October 1950, as a result of successful negotiations with the Air Ministry, a scheme was introduced for Air Scout Troop to be granted Air Ministry recognition provided certain conditions were met.
Currently there are approximately 150 Air Scout Groups or Units active in the UK, with just under 60 having been recognised by the Royal Air Force under an agreement between The Scout Association and the M.O.D. Notice: Microsoft has no responsibility for the content featured in this group.
groups.msn.com /HalfpennyGreenAirscouts/airscouthistory.msnw   (544 words)

  
 State of New Zealand's Environment 1997 - Chapter 6: State of NZ's Air [Ministry for the Environment]
Levels of air pollution are commonly reported in two different types of units which are not interchangeable because one measures volume while the other measures weight.
However, the Ministry of Health found in 1996 that nearly 20 percent of workers were exposed to tobacco smoke in their workplace, with approximately 35 percent of those exposed during tea breaks.
The oxides of nitrogen are an important air pollutant because of their role in the formation of photochemical smog and of nitrates which take the form of fine particles and impair visibility.
www.mfe.govt.nz /publications/ser/ser1997/html/chapter6.8.html   (9366 words)

  
 Helicopter Aviation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Initial unspecified tests in Burma in 1944 were curtailed and were ultimately inconclusive as a result of "technical difficulties" (23) that afflicted the XR.6, a development of the original prototype.
This gap was filled by the helicopter with such distinction that it is likely in future to be included in the equipment of every air force." (30) As it will become apparent, the British Army at least had begun to think this way as the War ended, although the Air Ministry did not quite agree.
Air Ministry Internal minute, Assitant Chief of the Air Staff(Policy) Air Vice Marshal Collyer, to the Chief of the Air Staff, 19th March, 1945
www.copters.com /hist/history_4.html   (1687 words)

  
 Province of British Columbia
NANAIMO – The Ministry of Environment is advising the public to use extra caution when using the Nanaimo River for recreation, due to increased water flows starting late September 2005.
KELOWNA – With one trestle rebuilt and another nearing completion, reconstruction of the Myra Canyon trestles is moving along on time and on budget, Environment Minister Barry Penner said during a tour of the $13.5-million reconstruction project.
The ministry's vision is a clean, healthy and naturally diverse environment that enriches people's lives, now and in the future.
www.gov.bc.ca /bvprd/bc/channel.do?action=ministry&channelID=-8395&navId=NAV_ID_province   (241 words)

  
 Air quality [Ministry for the Environment]
However, there are some areas (mostly urban) where concentrations of air pollution are quite high, especially during low wind conditions where there is high traffic density and where home heating is mainly by open fires or wood burners.
The quality of the air we breathe, which we often take for granted, may be threatened.
We do not usually get to choose the air that we breathe, unlike the food we eat or water we drink, so we must look after our air carefully and protect one of New Zealand’s most precious resources.
www.mfe.govt.nz /issues/air   (218 words)

  
 Air Ministry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Air Ministry was formerly a department of the United Kingdom Government, established in 1918 with the responsibility of managing the affairs of the (then newly formed) Royal Air Force.
In 1964 the Air Ministry merged with the Admiralty and the War Office to form the Ministry of Defence.
This United Kingdom military article is a stub.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Air_Ministry   (83 words)

  
 Air Quality Ontario
Cloudiness is expected to remain over most forecast regions during the next several days except for southwestern Ontario where cloudiness and light scattered precipitation may gradually diminish as a high pressure region gradually builds to the south of the Great Lakes.
Air quality indices are forecast to remain generally in the good category in all forecast regions during the next several days due to ozone and fine particles during the mornings and due to ozone during the afternoons.
Accordingly, during these months the ministry reports air quality data more frequently than the rest of the year.
www.airqualityontario.com /alerts/alert.cfm   (276 words)

  
 Amazon.com: "Air Ministry": Key Phrase page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
See all pages with references to "Air Ministry".
the concept was recorded in both Air Ministry and Admiralty files relating to maritime air operations." The performance of the RNAS units involved in anti-submarine work improved markedly...
The aim is to consider Air Ministry policies and decisions in the...
www.amazon.com /phrase/Air-Ministry   (454 words)

  
 rediff.com: FM players approach ministry for AIR towers : BS
For Bombay, where the AIR tower is not available, the operators have asked for co-location as an interim arrangement.
"Whether the private FM players ultimately go for AIR towers or not is their commercial decision, but it shows that the operators are willing to use the facility," Swaraj said, adding for Bombay, since the AIR infrastructure is not suitable, they are asking for co-location as an interim arrangement.
The minister also announced that the Simcom (State I&B Ministers' Committee), which met on Thursday, has endorsed the Union I&B ministry's stand on a uniform ceiling of 60 per cent on entertainment tax and parity of the sector with information technology for consideration of concessions and local taxes.
www.rediff.com /money/2001/nov/10fm.htm   (339 words)

  
 Republic of Molossia - Ministry for Air and Space Exploration
The film taken is still somewhat unrefined and tends to jump around a bit due to the wind.
Nevertheless, this is the first real success we have had at taking aerial photos of Molossia, and this project is thus considered resounding triumph for Molossia's air and space program.
This is another great triumph for our air and space program, and we eagerly look forward to future missions for this mighty rocket.
www.molossia.org /space.html   (1420 words)

  
 Radar jargon - 1
Air Ministry Experimental Station, as in AMES Type 80 and so on.
Generic term used to describe Air Defence technicians (AD's) whose responsibilities, range of postings, promotion prospects and career paths have been seriously eroded in the years since the split of the ground radar trade in to Air Fields and Air Defence and the ending of the Cold War.
R.A.F. Royal Air Force, the world's first and oldest military aviation armed force that was not a part of another armed service.
www.radarpages.co.uk /glossary/glossary.htm   (1564 words)

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