HC Deb 11 June 1992 vol 209 cc279-80W
Mr. Maclennan

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the dropping of a target bomb by a United States air force plane. near Little Ferry, Sutherland on Thursday 4 June.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

On Thursday 4 June, a practice bomb was inadvertently released from a United States Air Force (USAF) F111 aircraft using RAF Tain range. The practice bomb fell into woods near Little Ferry causing a fire. The USAF is currently conducting an investigation to establish the cause of the incident.