Supermarine Spitfire Aircraft (Hansard, 2 April 1996)

HC Deb 02 April 1996 vol 275 c96W 96W

§ Mr. Redmond
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what action his Department intends to take to celebrate the diamond jubilee of the first flight of the Supermarine Spitfire aircraft; and if he will make a statement. [23071]

§ Mr. Soames
In response to requests from event organisers, RAF aircraft, principally from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, are involved in a number of civil events marking the historic achievement of the first flight of the Vickers Supermarine Spitfire.