§ Captain GARRO-JONESasked the Secretary of State for Air whether any complaints have been addressed to the officer commanding Kenley Aerodrome on account of the low flying of aeroplanes over the thickly populated districts surrounding one side of the aerodrome; whether he is aware that one fatal accident has already occurred to two flying officers by a crash on to a house in this neighbourhood; and whether, in the interests of the safety of the flying officers and to preserve the residential amenities of the neighbourhood, he can undertake to reduce the amount of low flying there to a minimum, and in particular to carry out, in future, at a more suitable place rehearsals of low bombing of targets for the aerial pageant and similar flying operations?
§ Sir S. HOAREThe answer to the first and second parts of the question is in the affirmative. All possible measures are taken to prevent avoidable low flying, but I would remind the hon. and gallant Member of the fact that the flying in preparation for the annual display is an integral part of the service training of the squadrons concerned. I regret, therefore, that it is not practicable to adopt the suggestion in the last part of the question.