§ Mr. Wardasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air the number of ground personnel now allotted to each aircraft for daily maintenance when bomber-type aircraft are used for trooping; and how this figure compares with the number similarly employed when the aircraft were used for bombing operations, apart from those men specifically employed in arming the aircraft.
§ Mr. StracheyTaking the Lancaster as an example, the figures were usually between nine and ten for bombing; they are now between seven and eight for trooping. Of course, the bombing establishment had to cater for requirements that were altogether more sudden and widely fluctuating.
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