HC Deb 24 February 1997 vol 291 cc115-6W
Mr. Foulkes

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what tests have been conduced on the visibility of Tornado aircraft in the grey camouflage scheme; and if he will make a statement. [16813]

Mr. Soames

A trial comparing the conspicuity of the Tornado aircraft in a dark camouflage grey scheme with the grey and green disruptive pattern was undertaken in 1994. Dark camouflage grey was recommended as the camouflage scheme for the Tornado GR1.