§ 45. Mr. Warrenasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish details of the total numbers of RAF aircraft on charge in each of the years since release of the previous figures to Parliament in July 1968, which covered the period from 1950 to 1967.
§ Mr. WellbelovedThe total numbers of RAF aircraft on charge are:
These numbers include aircraft in store and aircraft undergoing servicing or 663W repair which were excluded from the strength figures given on 2nd July 1968.—[Vol. 767, c. 210.]
1968 2,526 1969 2,359 1970 2,296 1971 2,192 1972 2,152 1973 2,030 1974 2,019 1975 1,914 1976 1,841