HC Deb 13 March 1996 vol 273 c655W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the dates, locations and aircraft types involved in all incidents since 1990 of breaches of low flying regulations which were witnessed by RAF police deployed on covert monitoring duties. [19641]

Mr. Soames

Details of apparent breaches of low flying regulations detected by the RAF police during covert monitoring of the United Kingdom low flying system, including deployments with Skyguard, are as follows:

Date Location Numbers and types of aircraft
2 October 1990 East Leyton, Richmond North Yorkshire 1x RAF Tornado
16 July 1991 Eshottt airfield, Northumberland 3x German Air Force F4
23 September 1991 Keswick, Cumbria 1x AAC Gazelle
24 September 1991 1x RAF Harrier
26 September 1991 Keswick, Cumbria GR5 2x French Air Force
Keswick, Cumbria Mirage
2 July 1992 Beverly/Linley Hill aerodrome, North Humberside lx RAF Tornado
22 September 1994 Ambleside, Cumbria lx USAF F15
5 May 1995 Bude, Cornwall lx RAF Hawk
9 May 1995 Bude, Cornwall lx RAF Tornado