Sir Arthur Whitten Brown Parade

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In the afternoon I joined the Lord Lieutenant, High Sheriff, Secretary of State for Wales, Group Captain Simon and Air Commodore Adrian Williams on a reviewing platform, to take the salute as cadets from the third Air Wing marched down Oystermouth Road.

This parade was part of the hundredth anniversary celebration of the first Atlantic crossing by Swansea resident, Arthur Whitten Brown and John Alcock in 1919.

Afterwards we followed the parade into the Swansea University grounds where the cadets paraded and were inspected. There was then a ceremony to thank the current wing commander, who was retiring and to promote of Squadron Leader Phil Flowers to take his place.