Air Marshals
Oral Answers to Questions — Royal Air Force – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 27th February 1963.
All Commons debates on 27 Feb 1963
Mr Henry Hynd , Accrington 12:00 am, 27th February 1963
asked the Secretary of State for Air how many air marshals of various grades are now serving; and how this figure compares with the total last year.
(Citation: HC Deb, 27 February 1963, c1241)
Mr Hugh Fraser , Stafford and Stone
There were 95 on 1st January, 1963, compared with 99 on the same date last year.
Mr Henry Hynd , Accrington
Whilst offering congratulations to the right hon. Gentleman for the slight reduction in the number, may I ask whether the Royal Air Force really needs 95 people of that rank? Is it not top-heavy, just the same as the other two Services?
No, Sir, we need these men. Fourteen of them are serving in international and inter-Service appointments and eight of them in medical and dental branches, which are of great importance.
Mr Reginald Paget , Northampton
May we take it that the introduction of Polaris will not produce any redundancy amongst air marshals?