§ Mr. Home RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many relief flights have been made by RAF Hercules aircraft into Sarajevo airport; how many Hercules aircraft are devoted to this task; what information he has on the number of flights by other nations' air forces; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonAs at 8 November, RAF Hercules aircraft have made a total of 193 flights into Sarajevo. We have made available to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees four C-130 Hercules aircraft for use in accordance with Security Council resolution 758. The airlift co-ordinated by UNHCR and United Nations protection forces began on 3 July when one of our Hercules aircraft left Zagreb for Sarajevo. The other three aircraft remain on standby at RAF Lyneham. The information we have on total flights by other nations as at 5 November 1992 is as follows:
Country Number of flights Algeria 1 Belgium 28 Canada 160 Denmark 18 France 290 Germany 218 Greece 5 Italy 149 Kuwait 2 Netherlands 13 Norway 10 Portugal 1 Saudi Arabia 4 Spain 6 Sweden 27 Tunisia 1 Turkey 21 United States 309 MED du MONDE (Contractor) 1