▁militar ism ▁of ▁the ▁Officer ▁Training ▁Corps ▁and ▁in ▁close ▁collaboration ▁with ▁scientific ▁and ▁engineering ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁Univers ities . ▁ ▁The ▁Air ▁Ministry ▁was ▁also ▁responsible ▁for ▁civil ▁av iation . ▁Early ▁on ▁Ho are ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁Civil ▁Air ▁Transport ▁Sub s id ies ▁Committee ▁under ▁the ▁Chair mans hip ▁of ▁Sir ▁Hub ert ▁Hamb ling ▁to ▁look ▁at ▁the ▁system ▁of ▁subs id ies ▁to ▁compet ing ▁air ▁lines . ▁They ▁reported ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁favour ing ▁a ▁single ▁commercial ▁company ▁to ▁run ▁Britain ' s ▁air ▁routes . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁Imperial ▁Air ways ▁was ▁created ▁from ▁a ▁mer ger ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁largest ▁air lines . ▁ ▁The ▁third ▁aspect ▁of ▁Ho are ' s ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁Air ▁Ministry ▁( after ▁the ▁R . A . F . ▁and ▁civil ▁air lines ) ▁was ▁to ▁make ▁public ▁opinion ▁sympath etic ▁to ▁air ▁power ▁and ▁air ▁travel . ▁His ▁much ▁public ised ▁flight ▁to ▁India ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 - 7 ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁this . ▁He ▁also ▁real ised ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁Schne ider ▁Tro phy ▁and ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁making ▁sure ▁that ▁the ▁R . A . F ▁was ▁involved . ▁Britain ' s ▁winning ▁entries ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁were ▁flow n ▁by ▁R . A . F . ▁pil ots ▁and ▁the ▁teams ▁partially ▁subs id