§ 42. Mr. Wiggasked the Minister of Supply for how long the Short Shetland, the Armstrong Whitworth Apollo, the Bristol Brabazon, the Saunders-Roe Princess, the Short Sandringham and Solent, the Avro Tudor, the Handley Page Hermes, the de Havilland Comet, the Saunders-Roe Air Horse, and the Vickers 1000 were in service with the British Overseas Airways Corporation.
§ Mr. MaudlingOnly four of these aircraft have been in service with the British Overseas Airways Corporation, the Sandringham for two and a half years, the Solent for two and a half years, the Hermes for four years and the Comet I for two years. In addition, the Tudor IV was in service with the British South American Airways Corporation for 15 months and the Tudor V for a year.