§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will release the ships logs of vessels engaged in search operations in the Irish Sea on 24 March 1968 and the days following. [37223]
§ Dr. ReidFour MOD vessels were involved in the initial three day search for the Aer Lingus Viscount which crashed into the Irish Sea on 24 March 1968. Of these, my Department holds only the log book for HMS Penelope. Extensive searches have not revealed the whereabouts of those of the other three ships involved. I am placing a copy of the relevant pages of this log in the Library of the House.