HC Deb 23 March 1938 vol 333 c1191
34. Mr. Day

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the number of all-metal Fleet Air Arm aircraft that are at present equipped with a form of emergency flotation gear and the number in service that are not so equipped?

Mr. Shakespeare

All Fleet Air Arm aircraft are equipped with a form of emergency flotation gear.

Mr. Day

Can the hon. Gentleman say whether, in any of the aircraft, buoyancy is taken into consideration in the design?

Mr. Shakespeare

Yes, Sir. That is one of the methods adopted to secure what the hon. Gentleman has in view.

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