HC Deb 19 June 2002 vol 387 cc337-8W
Mr. Jenkin

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with which foreign aircraft types RAF and Fleet Air Arm pilots have participated in fighter combat training in the past 24 months. [62240]

Mr. Ingram

The following list details the foreign aircraft types with which RAF and Fleet Air Arm pilots have participated in fighter combat training in the past 24 months:

  • Tornado F3, PA200
  • BAe Hawk, Hawk 200
  • Sepecat Jaguar
  • Dassault Mirage F1, Mirage 2000
  • 338W
  • Dassault Super Etendard
  • Douglas A-4K Skyhawk
  • General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
  • General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
  • Grumman F-14 Tomcat
  • Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
  • McDonnell Douglas AV8B Harrier II
  • McDonnell Douglas F-15, F-15C, F-15E Eagle
  • McDonnell Douglas F-18, CF-18 Hornet
  • Mig-29
  • North American F4 Phantom
  • Northrop F5 Freedom Fighter
  • Saab Viggen
  • Sukhoi Su-22.

Mr. Jenkin

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which RAF armed Fleet Air Arm squadrons have participated in fighter combat training exercises with overseas air forces in the past 24 months. [62239]

Mr. Ingram

The following table details the fast jet squadrons that have participated in fighter combat training exercises in the past 24 months:

Aircraft type Squadron number
Tornado F3 11, 25, 43, 111
Tornado GR1/4 2, 9, 12, 13, 14, 31, 617
Harrier GR7 1, 3, 4
Harrier FA2 800, 801, 899
Jaguar 6, 41, 54

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