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Memo for the Director -2- 2/8/39 3 he. . problems of flight, with a view to their practical solution, and to determine the problems which should be experimentally attacked, and to discuss their solution ani their application to practical questions. This Committee is also authorized by law to direct and conduct Tesearch and experiment fn seronautics. The Committee's laboratories are located ons.portion ef an Aray field assigned to this organisation by the Secretary of War and ere under the direct control of the Committee.© The NACA was conseqtently an independent Governnental ’ Agency, operating under an appropriation allowed to it by Congress e@ach year, it being noted that its appropriation for the fiscal year 1937 was €1,177,550.00. - The members of the NACA in 1936 when this investigation was conducted were as follows: . Joserh S. Kees, Chairman David wt lor, Vice Cheirnan Charles ‘ot bot iyman J. age Rear Admira] Arthur B. Soor Willis EE Barry F. enhe . Captain Sy: x anus--~ Charleg A.%indbergh Wa. P. Crac! Brig. Geng, A. W.fobina <Bagene gia Edvard Po’ Major Gap. Oscar Westover Orville ght The act‘ ve management of the NACA was under the direction of Dr. George W./Lewis, Director of Aeronattical Research, and John ¥.Yictory, Secretary, end B, Hy Chamberlin, Assistant Secretary. The HACA maintained an office in the Navy Department in Washington,