§ Sir Hector Monroasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will announce details of the Royal Air Force participation in the ceremony to be held in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, on 12 September 1982 to mark the centenary of the birth of Air Chief Marshal Lord Dowding.
§ Mr. BlakerRoyal Air Force participation in the ceremony to be held at Moffat, Dumfriesshire on 12 September 1982, will consist of a Spitfire flypast and three voluntary pipe bands from RAF Leuchars, Lossiemouth and Kinloss. The ceremony will be attended by air officer Scotland and Northern Ireland together with the director Women's Royal Air Force and a contingent of about 60 RAF officers and airmen.
If a Hurricane aircraft is available for a flypast, that too will take part.