HC Deb 22 June 1960 vol 625 c39W
55. Sir A. V. Harvey

asked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty why aircraft of the Royal Navy are not participating in the Farnborough Air Display this year.

Mr. C. Ian Orr-Ewing

We reached this decision with the greatest reluctance. However, this year we are introducing three new types of aircraft—the Sea Vixen, the A.E.W. Gannet and the Whirlwind Mark VII—into aircraft carriers. The Scimitar Squadrons are also being built up. The Fleet Air Arm has therefore an even more intensive programme to fulfil than usual and we believe that it is right to give first place to the operational efficiency of the Fleet. I hope that the Royal Navy will appear at Farnborough again next year.