§ Mr. FoulkesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many low-flying sorties were booked in the United Kingdom low flying system in 1994 by non-United Kingdom based aircraft from each foreign air force. [5182]
§ Mr. SoamesThe numbers of sorties booked in the United Kingdom low flying system in 1994 by non United Kingdom-based foreign aircraft were as follows:
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Number Australia 2 Belgium 31 Canada 126 Denmark 172
Number France 192 Germany 125 Greece 14 Holland 279 Italy 292 New Zealand 1 Norway 10 Portugal 8 Spain 68 USA 96 Total 1,416
§ Mr. FoulkesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many sorties in the United Kingdom low flying system by(a) Hercules aircraft and (b) helicopters were authorised in 1994; and how many of the Hercules sorties were flown by foreign air forces. [5180]
§ Mr. SoamesA total of 2,240 sorties by Hercules aircraft and 44,989 sorties by helicopters were authorised in the United Kingdom low flying system during 1994. 10 of the Hercules sorties were flown by non-United Kingdom-based foreign aircraft.
§ Mr. FoulkesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many low-flying sorties were booked in the United Kingdom low flying system by United Kingdom-based US Air Force aircraft during 1994. [5181]
§ Mr. SoamesUnited Kingdom-based US Air Force aircraft were booked to fly 3,684 sorties in the United Kingdom low flying system during 1994.