HC Deb 11 May 1966 vol 728 c84W
Mr. McMaster

asked the Secretary of State for Defence when the first F111A is due to fly; when deliveries to the United Kingdom are due to commence; and when the first planes are expected to enter service with the Royal Air Force.

Mr. Healey

Thirteen F111 aircraft are now flying and 561 flights, totalling 918 hours, have been made including some above Mach. 2.0. Deliveries of the aircraft we have ordered will begin at the end of 1968, and aircraft will enter R.A.F. service progressively from the early months of 1969.