This has got to be a fishing exped, so on that basis I'll bite!
Personally I don't see a problem with it - it could be worse they could be named after retired senior officers - imagine being in Wratten Flight, or the B-Word Flight, let alone Wilson Flight! Quite frankly, if you're ashamed to be associated with a VC winner then you shouldn't be in the Service. If it went to the popular vote I'm sure they would all be named after modern day heroes (sp? - maybe it should be losers) and we would have Rooney Flight, Beckham Flight, Ferdinand Flight, Ferguson Flight etc.
The RAF may not have much in the way of history and tradition, being the new kid on the block, so like the dog that cannot be named it should hang onto the little it has. If I remember correctly what is left of our VC10 fleet are all named after VC recipients. Also, not saying the army gets everything right but one of the blocks at Sandhurst has already been named after the TELIC VC winner.
Nibble over!
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