§ Sir T. Hunterasked the Secretary of State for Air whether authority has been given to Scottish aviation to utilise the R.A.F. aerodrome at Errol for their projected civil air service.
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Tonnage of Bombs and Mines dropped in Operations by the Royal Air Force in the War against Germany. Metropolitan Air Force Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre Total Bomber Command Fighter Command 2nd T.A.F. Coastal Command Bombs Mines Bombs Mines Bombs Mines 1939 … 31 Nil Nil — —† Nil Nil Nil 31 1940 … 13,033 510 1 — 917 241 2,525 Nil 17,227 1941 … 31,704 707 129 — 766 240 12,782 43 46,371 1942 … 45,561 6,367 207 — 529 100 22,551 383 75,698 1943 … 157,457 9,136 986 3,627 494 21 32,735 161 204,617 1944 … 525,518 13,170 1,232 38,729 1,411 Nil 60,442 1,147 641,649 1945 … 181,740 3,373 926 19,482 661 Nil 29,805 Nil 235,987 955,044 33,263 3,481 61,838 4,778 602 160,840 1,734 1,221,580 * Figures include tonnages of depth charges, torpedoes, rocket projectiles, etc., but exclud cannon and machine gun projectiles. † Tonnage for 1939 is included in the figure for 1940.
§ Mr. H. MacmillanNo authority has yet been given for the use of Errol airfield by any projected civil air service. My Noble Friend the Minister of Civil Aviation envisages that Dundee will be served by civil air transport, but the question of using Errol airfield for that purpose has yet to be settled. The possibility of joint user of this and other airfields is included in the comprehensive review which, as my Noble Friend stated in another place on 15th March, the Prime Minister has directed to be held under the authority of the Cabinet.