§ Brigadier-General NATIONasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air when was the last occasion on which combined manoeuvres were held in which separate forces belonging to the Royal Air Force and the Army were employed; and whether any manoeuvres of this description are contemplated this year?
§ Sir P. SASSOONIn addition to the normal training co-operation which is regularly provided by Air Force units specially allotted for that purpose, air squadrons have taken part in Army exercises in three of the last four years, the last occasion being in September, 1933. The question of participation in such exercises in 1934 is at present under consideration.
§ Brigadier-General NATIONasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air when was the last occasion on which combined manoeuvres were held in which separate forces of the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy were employed; and whether any manoeuvres of this kind are contemplated this year?
§ Sir P. SASSOONThe most important of recent combined exercises was one with the Home Fleet in September, 1933. While no exercise on the same scale is contemplated in 1934, a combined training exercise on a smaller scale will take place in September.