Exercise Luce Belle

HC Deb 31 January 1992 vol 202 cc731-2W

Mr. Foulkes

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if any of the Royal Air Force aircraft participating in Exercise Luce Belle in June 1990 experienced malfunctions of radar altimeter or low-height warning equipment during their noise measurement runs.

Mr. Kenneth Carlisle

My Department has no record of any of the Royal Air Force aircraft participating in Exercise Luce Belle in June 1990 experienced malfunction of radar altimeter or low-height warning equipment during their noise measurement runs.

Mr. Foulkes

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if the crews of aircraft participating in noise measurement runs during Exercise Luce Belle in June 1990 were at any time instructed or authorised to fly at less than 100 ft above ground level.

Mr. Kenneth Carlisle

One of the target heights for the aircraft participating in noise measurement runs during Exercise Luce Belle was 100 ft above ground level.