SANDYS, Duncan Edwin [1908-1987] -- British peer, government official
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Duncan-Sandys, Lord (1974cr) As Defence Minister in the Macmillan government in 1957 he practically ruined the British aircraft
industry by proclaiming that the day of manned aircraft had passed
and that rocketry was the way of the future.
All aircraft research and development was cancelled. 
Chronology |
1957 | White Paper (a report outlining Government policy) cancelled all manned combat aircraft projects in the pipeline |
1957-1959 | Defence Minister |
1959-1960 | Aviation Minister |
1960-1962 | Commonwealth Secretary |
1962-1964 | Commonwealth and Colonies Secretary |
Bookmarks (off-site links) |
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- Biographical
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- Dr Donald Stevens: The Collapse of the Britsh Aviation Industry
- Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | 'Headless men' in sex scandal finally named His supposed connection with the 1963 Duchess of Argyll divorce scandal as the "headless man" in a salacious Polaroid snapshot.
- The Move to the Sandys White Paper of 1957 (PDF viewer required)
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- Historical Manuscripts Commission | National Register of Archives | Search the NRA
- Duncan-Sandys, Duncan Edwin The Collected Interwar Papers and Correspondence of Roy Harrod.
- Majid's Pages - Suvadives Statements, society and culture Press Release issued in Addu Atoll by the Honourable Mr Duncan Sandys, M.P., Her Majesty's Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations, 1963.
- Historical context, background
- Places (residences, etc)
- Duncan Sandys I'm not sure exactly what this is, but it looks interesting.
- Real History , Liars, and the coming of war David Irving is refused access to Duncan Sandys by his estate.
- Gallery
- The Internet Movie Database (IMDb). As a character.
- Google Images Search
- Duncan Edwin Duncan-Sandys, 1st Baron Duncan-Sandys (1908-1987), Politician National Portrait Gallery
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