HC Deb 03 August 1966 vol 733 c102W
51. Mr. Dickens

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the number of combat pilots sent to Saudi Arabia to fly British Lightning fighters.

Mr. Merlyn Rees

No British combat pilots are being sent to Saudi Arabia to fly Lightnings or any other aircraft. Under the commercial arrangements for the supply of military aircraft to Saudi Arabia a British contractor is providing a number of civilian pilots for the sole purpose of training aircrew of the Saudi Arabian Air Force.