§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 10 June,Official Report, columns 339–40, if the four F3 Tornados which had undergone fatigue index modification by Airwork Services and had been returned to operational bases, have now been returned to St. Athan and classified as to the extent of damage.
§ Mr. AitkenNo. It will take some time before the damage assessment of Tornado F3 aircraft affected by this contract is complete.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 10 June,Official Report, columns 491W 339–40, if he has received the report of the Royal Aeronautical Establishment, Farnborough, on the preferred method of rectification of the F3 Tornados modified by Airwork Services at RAF St. Athan, and damaged in the course of that modification; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. AitkenI do not expect to receive the recommendations of the aircraft design authority on repair schemes for several months and the Defence Research Agency will not be in a position to provide its own advice until some time after that.