The Aircraft Board was a United States federal government organization founded in 1917. Chaired by Howard E. Coffin, it was initially called the Aircraft Production Board before being superceded by Executive Order in October 1917. The boards, advisory in nature, gave their recommendations to the Signal Corps. An executive order is an edict issued by a member of the executive branch of a government, usually the head of that branch. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Signal Corps is a military branch, usually subordinate to a countrys army. ...

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• The Great War Society Journal, Volume Five, Number Three.