▁naval ▁and ▁a ▁military ▁wing ), ▁an ▁Air ▁Committee ▁was ▁established ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁an ▁inter medi ary ▁between ▁the ▁Admir alty ▁and ▁the ▁War ▁Office ▁in ▁matters ▁rel ating ▁to ▁av iation . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁Air ▁Committee ▁was ▁composed ▁of ▁represent atives ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁war ▁minist ries , ▁and ▁although ▁it ▁could ▁make ▁recommend ations , ▁it ▁lack ed ▁executive ▁authority . ▁ ▁The ▁recommend ations ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Committee ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁rat ified ▁by ▁the ▁Admir alty ▁Board ▁and ▁the ▁Imperial ▁General ▁Staff ▁and , ▁in ▁consequence , ▁the ▁Committee ▁was ▁not ▁particularly ▁effective . ▁ ▁The ▁increasing ▁separation ▁of ▁army ▁and ▁naval ▁av iation ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁only ▁ex ac erb ated ▁the ▁Air ▁Committee ' s ▁in effect iveness ▁and ▁the ▁Committee ▁did ▁not ▁meet ▁after ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁ ▁The ▁J oint ▁War ▁Air ▁Committee ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁co - ord ination ▁of ▁the ▁Army ' s ▁Royal ▁F lying ▁Corps ▁and ▁the ▁Navy ' s ▁Royal ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Service ▁had ▁led ▁to ▁serious ▁problems , ▁not ▁only ▁in ▁the ▁proc ure ment ▁of ▁aircraft ▁engines , ▁but ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁air ▁defence ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁supply ▁problems ▁to ▁which ▁an ▁attempt ▁at ▁rect ification ▁was ▁first ▁made . ▁The ▁War ▁Committee ▁meeting ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁decided ▁immediately ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁standing