§ Mr. Callaghanasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty the number of accidents, per 1,000 deck landings, due to pilot error on aircraft carriers before and since the introduction of the angled deck.
Mr. WardIt would be contrary to long-established practice to give the figures for which the hon. Member asks, but I am glad to say that, since the introduction of the angled deck and the mirror deck landing aid, the deck landing accident rate due to pilot error has been reduced to less than one-fifth of the previous figure.