PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Air Force: Anniversaries (13 April 2017)

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans are in place to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the RAF; and what discussions he has had with the RAF on the granting of posthumous awards for service personnel.

Asked by:
Ian Murray (Labour)

Plans to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the RAF are well advanced. Events will take place across the UK throughout 2018 with the key event being a service taking place on 10 July 2018 at Westminster Abbey followed by a large flypast. Plans do not include the posthumous award of decorations for Service personnel.

Answered by:
Sir Mike Penning (Conservative)
20 April 2017