The Courtney report was completed by the end of 1947. It proved highly significant, criticising existing aircraft procurement arrangements and calling for improved liaison between the government departments involved. In fact, none of the parties in the Tudor programme escaped criticism. There had been a lack of co-ordination between the Ministry of Supply and the Ministry of Civil Aviation; BOAC had lacked the drive and determination to get the Tudor into service, and relations between it and Avro were soured. But the key point was that all concerned had lost sight of the original purpose of the programme.
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