HC Deb 20 July 1949 vol 467 c62W
13. Mr. Odey

asked the Secretary of State for Air why low-flying aircraft are allowed to alarm villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire by flying so low almost daily; and whether this practice could be done further from habitation.

Mr. de Freitas

Low-flying practice is an essential part of aircrew training. Authorised low-flying areas and routes are carefully planned to give the least possible disturbance to the civilian population and I regret that it is not practicable for the low-flying areas in the East Riding to be moved elsewhere.