70th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN

That this House recognises that 2010 marks 70 years since one of the most iconic episodes in British military history and one of the most important in Royal Air Force history, the Battle of Britain; wishes to honour all the brave aircrews who fought the battle and those who gave their lives contributing to the British victory; recognises the debt owed to The Few and to the foreign nationals who came to help; notes the anniversary as an opportunity to remember the role of the Royal Air Force in times of both conflict and peace; and calls on the Government to acknowledge appropriately this important anniversary.