HC Deb 03 February 1942 vol 377 c1076W
Captain Pilkington

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many aeroplanes the Fleet Air Arm has lost in 1939, 1940 and 1941, respectively; and how many German and Italian aeroplanes have been destroyed by merchantmen, warships and the Fleet Air Arm in the same years?

Mr. Alexander

I regret that it would not be in the public interest to give the information requested in the first part of the Question. The numbers of casualties inflicted on German and Italian aircraft are, however, as follow: