HC Deb 23 February 1989 vol 147 c754W
Mr. Home Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the speed, height and purpose of the low-level flight by a jet aircraft over East Linton, East Lothian, at 1 pm on Monday 23 January.

Mr. Neubert

Two Tornado aircraft from RAF Cottesmore flying out of RAF Leuchars were authorised to carry out a terrain following low-level training sortie in the area at a height of 700 ft. and under the normal speed restrictions for the aircraft and type of sortie.

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