Incidents involving a company in this industry in 1954 led to investigations by the Abell and Cohen Committees. Herbert Smith worked for a Japanese company in this industry after his previous British employer was dissolved in 1920. A product from this industry was derided as “Freeman’s Folly” by the newspaperman Lord Beaverbrook, who served as a minister overseeing this industry. (15[1])Abraham Wald authored a study aimed at limiting damage to products from this industry. (15[1])By the 1960s, (*) Hawker Siddeley had acquired most major British corporations in this industry, including de Havilland and Avro. Rolls-Royce (10[1])Merlin engines (10[1])were used by this industry to develop the Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire for use in the Second World War. For 10 points, name this industry that provided vehicles for the RAF. ■END■