§ Air-Commodore Harveyasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation on how many occasions the aircraft blind-approach beacon at Croydon airport has broken down since 1st October, 1945.
§ Mr. StracheyNone, Sir. An interruption in the service of the Standard Beam Approach system occurred from 1500 hours on 23rd November to I2.00 hours on 25th November owing to interference caused by the close proximity of a damaged aircraft. There has been no other interruption of the system since1ist October except during brief periods for maintenance purposes.