▁The ▁first ▁Air ▁Board ▁The ▁next ▁attempt ▁to ▁establish ▁effective ▁co - ord ination ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁air ▁services ▁was ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁an ▁Air ▁Board . ▁The ▁first ▁Air ▁Board ▁came ▁into ▁being ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁with ▁Lord ▁Cur zon ▁as ▁its ▁chairman . ▁ ▁The ▁inclusion ▁of ▁Cur zon , ▁a ▁Cab inet ▁Minister , ▁and ▁other ▁political ▁figures ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁Air ▁Board ▁greater ▁status ▁than ▁the ▁J oint ▁War ▁Air ▁Committee . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁the ▁Air ▁Board ▁published ▁its ▁first ▁report ▁which ▁was ▁highly ▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁arrang ements ▁within ▁the ▁British ▁air ▁services . ▁The ▁report ▁noted ▁that ▁although ▁the ▁Army ▁authorities ▁were ▁ready ▁and ▁willing ▁to ▁provide ▁information ▁and ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁meet ings , ▁the ▁Navy ▁were ▁often ▁absent ▁from ▁Board ▁meet ings ▁and ▁frequently ▁refused ▁to ▁provide ▁information ▁on ▁naval ▁av iation . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁Air ▁Board ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁David ▁Lloyd ▁George ▁replaced ▁the ▁chairman ▁Lord ▁Cur zon ▁with ▁Lord ▁Cow d ray . ▁God f rey ▁Pa ine , ▁who ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁post ▁of ▁Fif th ▁Sea ▁Lord ▁and ▁Director ▁of ▁Naval ▁A viation , ▁sat ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁and ▁this ▁high ▁level ▁representation ▁from ▁the ▁Navy ▁helped ▁to ▁improve ▁matters . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁as ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁design ▁of ▁aircraft ▁had ▁been ▁moved ▁out ▁of ▁single ▁service ▁hands ▁and ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Mun itions