HC Deb 22 June 1989 vol 155 c264W
Mr. Nellist

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the purpose of the practice of blind take-off manoeuvres; how frequently this manoeuvre is carried out by(a) RAF aircraft based in the United Kingdom and (b) United States Air Force aircraft based in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Neubert

Take-off manoeuvres by aircraft of the Royal Air Force or the United States Air Force stationed in this country are not carried out "blind".