§ Mr. Gerald HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many hours on average were flown by RAF pilots based at RAF Marham in each month over the past two years. [141295]
§ Mr. IngramThe information in the table. shows the number of hours flown on average by pilots based at RAF Marham, by month. These figures include hours flown by exchange pilots from foreign air forces serving with RAF Squadrons based at the Station, as these are not recorded separately. On average there are two such pilots at the Station, and they would normally fly at the same rate as RAF pilots. The figures include hours flown by Marham-based pilots deployed on Operation TELIC, hence the increase in March and April 2003.
Month Average hours per pilot December 2001 29.97 January 2002 32.93 February 2002 28.55 March 2003 38.28 April 2002 35.85 May 2002 31.11 June 2002 30.07 July 2002 40.11 August 2002 31.71 September 2002 37.55 October 2002 38.86 November 2002 25.16 December 2002 21.28 January 2003 29.32 February 2003 29.08 March 2003 47.44 April 2003 97.30 May 2003 25.65 June 2001 37.78 July 2003 32.87 August 2003 33.70 September 2003 30.87 October 2003 31.42