Captain BALFOURasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether any service flying for training or any other 1530W purposes is still carried out on the Virginia type twin-engine bomber?
§ Sir P. SASSOONYes, Sir. Three Squadrons are at present equipped with Virginias and the type is also used for parachute testing at Henlow for which it is quite suitable. The Virginias will be replaced by new types of machines as they come forward, but my hon. and gallant Friend will appreciate that this does not necessarily mean that the rearming of existing squadrons will take precedence over the formation of new ones.