HC Deb 26 November 1996 vol 286 cc197-8W
Dr. David Clark

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the number, and rank, of flight qualified pilots in each of the services. [5712]

Mr. Soames

The information requested is detailed below:

Numbers
Numbers
RN
Captain 16
Cdr. 68
Lt. Cdr. 214

Numbers
Lt. 331
Sub. Lt. 6
Total 635
RM
Brigadier 2
Lt. Col. 4
Major 4
Captain 7
Lt. 14
Acting Lt. 1
WO1 1
WO2 4
CSgt. 8
Sgt. 18
Cpl. 3
Total 66
Total numbers Army Air Corps Other arms1
Army
Maj. Gen. 1 0 1
Brig. 8 2 6
Col. 18 7 11
Lt. Col. 58 42 16
Maj. 171 133 38
Capt. 110 73 37
Lt. 7 7 0
WO1 29 23 6
WO2 64 60 4
SSGT 96 84 12
SGT 165 128 37
CPL 67 31 36
Total 794 590 2204
1 Includes limited number of doctors who are specialists in Aviation medicine and remain in flying practice.
2 Includes nine who no longer fly (five of whom are REME maintenance test pilots).
Numbers
RAF
Air Rank 68
Gp. Capt. 119
Wg. Cdr. 248
Sqn. Ldr. 604
Junior Officer 1,443
Total 12,482
1 Only 1,607 are currently in flying posts. The remainder are either employed in flying related or ground appointments.