§ Mr. Matherasked the Minister for Aviation Supply how many and what type of British aircraft were exported during the period 1965 to 1969, inclusive, and for the previous five years.
§ Mr. CorfieldThe required information is given in the notes and table attached. It would not be in the public interest to provide a detailed breakdown of the military aircraft exports similar to that supplied for civil aircraft. Information is not readily available in this form for civil or military engines exported separately.
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EXPORTS OF BRITISH CIVIL AIRCRAFT 1965–69 INCLUSIVE Quantity BAC 1–11 … 112 Beagle 206 … 25 Beagle Pup … 63 Beagle Husky … 7 Beagle Terrier … 2 Dove … 1 Hawker Siddeley 748 … 77 Hawker Siddeley 125 … 144 Helicopters … 13 Herald … 13 Islander … 89 Jetstream … 24 Skyvan … 25 Trident … 12 VC10 … 4 Ultra Light Aircraft and Gyroplanes … 16
EXPORTS OF BRITISH CIVIL AIRCRAFT 1960–64 INCLUSIVE Quantity Argosy … … … 7 Auster … … … 38 Beagle 206 … … … 1 Britannia … … … 3 Comet … … … 29 Dove … … … 8 Hawker Siddeley 748 … … … 10 Hawker Siddeley 125 … … … 7 Helicopters … … … 9 Herald … … … 16 Heron … … … 2 Twin Pioneer … … … 7 Vanguard … … … 23 Viscount … … … 32 There are minor difficulties of definition; the figures shown are the best that can be formulated.
During the period 1965 to 1969, some 456 aircraft were sold to overseas customers for military purposes. For the period 1960 to 1964, the figure was 437. The types of aircraft involved were:
1965 to 1969
Beagle 206, BAC 1–11, Buccaneer, Canberra, Chipmunk, Dove, Herald, Heron, HS 125, HS 748, Hunter, Islander, Jet Provost, Lightning, Provost, Scout, Sea Hawk, Sioux, Skyvan, Strikemaster, Twin Pioneer, Vampire, Wasp, Wessex, Whirlwind.
1960 to 1964
Ambassador, Austen, Canberra, Chipmunk, Dove, Gannet, Gnat, Herald, Heron, HS 748, Hunter, Jet Provost, Pembroke, Pioneer, Provost, Scout, Sea Fury, Sea Hawk, Twin Pioneer, Vampire, Viscount, Wasp, Wessex and Whirlwind.