Written question asked by Ian Murray (Labour) on Thursday, 13 April 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 April 2017 (named day). It was answered by Harriett Baldwin (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 April 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Military Aircraft
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what procedures are in place for the naming of RAF aircraft.
- Answer
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The RAF does not routinely give individual aircraft names and there is no formal protocol or regulation regarding the naming of RAF aircraft. However, aircraft are occasionally given names and there is precedent, particularly during World War II, for philanthropic individuals or groups to donate aircraft and they were often given the opportunity to name them.
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- Written question
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- 70279
- Session
- 2016-17
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- Subjects
- Military aircraft
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