HC Deb 25 January 1991 vol 184 c356W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what information he has received as to the incident involving the loss of fuel tanks from a Royal Air Force Tornado F3 aircraft, after taking off from RAF Leeming on 15 January.

Mr. Kenneth Carlisle

On 15 January, two external fuel tanks on a Tornado F3 aircraft were inadvertently released shortly after take off from RAF Leeming. The tanks landed in a field. The pilot returned immediately to RAF Leeming. The incident is currently the subject of a unit inquiry.

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