§ Mr. RogersTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Royal Air Force aircraft have been lost as a result of bird strikes for each year since 1979, listing the aircraft type and the location.
§ Mr. FreemanThe information requested is as follows:
Year Aircraft Type Location 1979 Jaguar Federal Republic of Germany 1980 Harrier Dyfed 1980 Jet Provost North Yorkshire 1980 Nimrod Grampian 1981 Jaguar Tayside 1982 Hawk Devon 1983 Jaguar Grampian 1983 Jet Provost North Yorkshire 1984 Hawk Gwynedd 1984 Harrier Falkland Islands 1985 Nil — 1986 Nil — 19871 Nil — 1 To 4 December.