§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many trained pilots have ended their service with the Royal Air Force in the five years following the completion of their training in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. FreemanThe number of trained pilots who have ended their service with the Royal Air Force in the five years following the completion of their training in each year since 1979 was:
Number FY 79–80 7 FY 80–81 4 FY 81–82 4 FY 82–83 3 FY 83–84 7 FY 84–85 7 FY 85–86 6 FY 86–87 13 These figures include pilots who left voluntarily, were discharged or died.
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many pilots have been lost in each of the last 12 years in military and training aircraft accidents.
§ Mr. FreemanI refer the hon. Member to the annual "Statements on Defence Estimates" which include each year information on personnel killed in service aircraft accidents.
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many fully trained pilots were employed in each of the services in each of the last 12 years.
§ Mr. FreemanThe numbers of fully trained pilots employed in each of the services since 1976 are:
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RN Army RAF 1976 1 742 4,346 1977 1 731 3,965 1978 1 696 3,688 1979 1 643 3,501 1980 510 627 3,439 1981 536 646 3,423 1982 560 664 3,424 1983 610 659 3,440 1984 622 657 3,447 1985 626 650 3,425 1986 673 652 3,426 1987 690 650 3,420 1 Prior to 1980 manpower figures for the RN were not kept in such a way as to enable trained and under training pilots to be identified separately.