§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many helicopter low-level sorties were carried out during Exercise Border Fox in September; and how many of these took place on 16 September.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleA total of 325 hours were flown by helicopters during Exercise Border Fox in September. It is not possible to give a breakdown of the proportion spent at low level; 16 September fell outside the exercise period and involved minimal flying.
§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the purpose of Exercise Border Fox.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleThe purpose of Exercise Border Fox was to practice the conduct of airmobile operations and forward observation.