HC Deb 28 November 1955 vol 546 cc157-8W
42. Mr. Wigg

asked 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. Maudling

Only 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.