Ministry of Aeronautics

This article is about the defunct ministry of Italy. For the defunct ministry of Peru, see Ministry of Aeronautics (Peru).
Ministry of Aeronautics
Ministero dell'aeronautica

The Palazzo dell'Aeronautica in Rome, once the headquarters of the Ministry of Aeronautics, on 21 September 2007.
Agency overview
Formed30 August 1925; 99 years ago (1925-08-30)
Preceding agency
  • General Commissariat for Aeronautics
Dissolved14 February 1947; 77 years ago (1947-02-14)
Superseding agency
JurisdictionGovernment of Italy

The Ministry of Aeronautics (Italian: Ministero dell'aeronautica) was a department of the Kingdom of Italy, and subsequently of the Italian Republic, with jurisdiction over both military and civil aviation. Established in 1925, it was abolished in 1947 when it merged with the Ministry of War and the Ministry of the Navy to form the Ministry of Defence.