§ Mr. FoulkesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence to which unit the Royal Air Force Harrier which crashed in the Solway firth on 1 June belonged; what was the nature of the trial in which it was engaged at the time; and if the aircraft was operating in concert with other aircraft or on its own. [28239]
§ Mr. SoamesThe aircraft, from the strike attack operational evaluation unit, Boscombe Down, was on a singleton sortie to trial a new ground proximity warning system. It is not yet known whether the equipment was in use at the time of the crash.