HC Deb 08 February 1956 vol 548 c190W
109. Mr. Wigg

asked the Secretary of State for Air the dates on which three companies of the Royal Air Force Regiment were flown from Iraq to Jordan; what were the dates on which the 1st Battalion Highland Light Infantry and the 1st and 3rd Battalions Parachute Regiment were flown from the United Kingdom to Cyprus; what were the types of aircraft in which they were transferred; and whether he will make a statement.

Mr. Birch

The two parachute battalions travelled in Royal Air Force Shackletons and Hastings on 12th January; the R.A.F. Regiment Wing in Royal Air Force Valettas on 12th and 13th January; and the 1st Battalion Highland Light Infantry in Hermes and York charter aircraft on 23rd to 25th January.