Stock Photo - The Royal Aeronautical Society Advisory Committee to the Ministry of Production, appointed in 1941, on the terrace behind No.4 Hamilton Place. From left: Sir Arthur Gouge, Chief Desiner, Short Brothers, AVM Sir Ralph Sorley, CRD Ministry of Supply; Capt J.L. Pritchard, RAeS Secretary and Secretary of the Committee; T.P. Wright, USA, Guest of the Committee for one meeting; Sir Stafford Cripps, Minister of Supply; Sir A.H. Roy Fedden, Chairman; S. Camm, Chief Designer, Hawker Aircraft; R.K. Pierson, Chief Designer, Vickers; Dr L.A. Aitchison, Professor of Metallurgy, Birmingham University, and C.C. Walker, Chief Engineer, de Havilland Aircraft.