§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many of each type of aircraft were in service with the RAF at(a) 1 January 1984 and (b) 1 January 1994.
§ Mr. HanleyWe do not hold records of the information requested as at 1 January 1984. Details of the types of numbers of RAF aircraft—those in squadron service, operational conversion units, and support and training units, excluding in-use-reserves—as at March 1984 and March 1994 are:
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1984 1994 Andover 13 8 BAel46 2 3 Buccaneer 32 112 Bulldog 107 96 Canberra 41 13 Chinook 30 216 Chipmunk 61 51 Devon 5 — Dominie 18 10
1984 1994 Gazelle 23 25 Harrier GR3/T4 80 9 Harrier GR5/7 — 49 Hawk 130 105 Hercules 57 55 Hunter 17 1 HS125 12 7 Jaguar GR1A/T2A 129 47 Jet Provost 158 — Jetstream 9 9 Lightning 42 — Nimrod MR2 32 24 Nimrod R 3 3 Pembroke 5 — Phantom 112 — Puma 35 35 Sea King 13 16 Sentry — 6 Shackleton 5 — Tornado F3 — 3102 Tornado GR1 102 126 Tristar 2 8 Tucano — 105 VC10 15 16 Victor 19 — Vulcan B2 6 — Wessex 62 54 1 All Bucaneers are due to be brought out of service on 31 March 1994. 2 Chinook numbers are currelty reduced as a result of the mid-life update programme. 3 Restructuring of the Tornado F3 is due to complete by 1 April this year.