§ Mr. de Freitasasked the Minister of Defence when sick or disabled Service men are flown home from overseas in civil aircraft which stop at civil airports in foreign countries, what steps are taken to ensure that they are met on arrival at these airports by representatives of the Royal Air Force or of one of the other Services.
§ Mr. SandysSick and disabled Service men who have to be flown home normally travel in special medical evacuation flights in Transport Command Aircraft and are accompanied by a medical team. They do not normally fly by civil airlines until they are fit to travel as ordinary airline passengers.