§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on his response to the recommendations of the joint air miss working group report on the air miss between a Boeing 737 and three United States air force F-16s on 26 May 1993.
§ Mr. HanleyThe recommendations are currently being addressed by national air traffic services in conjunction with the appropriate staffs in MOD.
§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what briefing the pilots of the United States Air Force F-16 aircraft involved in an air miss with a British Midland Airways Boeing 737 on 26 May 1993 had received on United Kingdom airspace and air traffic control procedures(a) from British military personnel or (b) from United States air force personnel prior to their flight.
§ Mr. HanleyThe F-16 aircraft, operating from their base at Spangdahlen in Germany, were participating in a joint Royal Air Force/United States air force exercise in the United Kingdom. The aircrew received a full briefing on all aspects of the United Kingdom airspace control procedures from United States air force (Europe) personnel. The USAF aircraft are required to adhere to the same flying regulations as those of the RAF.
§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence from which airfield the United States air force F-16s involved in an air miss over Midlothian on 26 May 1993 took off for the sortie; and where they landed on completion of the sortie.
§ Mr. HanleyThe aircraft took off from their home base at Spangdahlen, Germany and returned to the same base at the end of the sortie.
624Westablished. One report is still under investigation. Details of the 17 investigations covering sonic booms/events and possible sonic events and the one outstanding case are as follows: