§ 71. Mr. Liptonasked the Secretary of State for Air whether it is still the practice that all United States Service aircraft, entering or leaving the United Kingdom, file a flight plan in advance; and in what Departments of Her Majesty's Government such flight plans are filed.
Mr. WardYes. The purpose of this procedure is to satisfy requirements of safety and identification. The distribution of the information to the authorities concerned with these matters varies with the circumstances of the flight.