On Saturday, on TV, I watched the Trooping of the Colour for the Queen with the military precision unequalled in any other country.

There was to be a flypast to follow but this was preceded by an announcement that owing to “adverse flying conditions”, the Second World War Lancaster, Spitfire and Hurricane planes from the RAF’s Battle of Britain Memorial Flight would not be taking part.

I acknowledge that this is the last remaining airworthy Lancaster in the UK and only a few Spitfires and Hurricanes are left. However, it was a fine day with a high cloud base and what aircraft appeared were trivial for the occasions, Red Arrows excepted.

I do wonder, if there is a heaven above, what would be the comments of the RAF fighter pilots who attacked hundreds of the enemy after very limited training and the 5,700 Bomber Command crew members who never came back from missions.

I doubt if adverse weather conditions were even mentioned in the 1940s.

ROLAND HUCKINS Henry Road Oxford