HC Deb 06 December 1965 vol 722 cc33-4W
Captain Kerby

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the cost of maintaining a squadron of Lightning aircraft in the United Kingdom, Germany and the Far East, respectively.

Mr. Millan

The current annual cost is about £1.9 million in the United Kingdom for the Lightning Mark 3 and about £1.8 million in Germany for the Lightning Mark 2, including spares, repairs and fuel for both aircraft and associated ground equipment, and the cost of aircrews and servicing personnel. There are no Lightning squadrons in the Far East.