§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many RAF aircraft of each type are based outside the UK; and where they are based. [133041]
§ Mr. IngramAt 16 October 2003 the numbers of RAF aircraft by type based outside the United Kingdom are located as follows:
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Area Aircraft Number Location Balkans Merlin 2 Banja Luca, Bosnia East Med Griffin 4 Akrotiri, Cyprus Middle East Tornado GR4 6 Al Udeid, Qatar VC1O 2 Muharraq, Bahrain C130J Hercules 2 Basrah, Iraq CH47 Chinook 5 Basrah, Iraq HS125 Dominie 1 Basrah, Iraq Nimrod MR2 2 Seeb, Oman Afghanistan C130J Hercules 1 Kabul
Area Aircraft Number Location> Falklands CH47 Chinook 1 Sea King 2 VC10 1 C130K Hercules 1 Tornado F3 4 In addition, the Joint Helicopter Command has helicopters based in Basrah, Iraq. On 16 October 2003, the numbers were as follows:
Area Aircraft Number Location Middle East Sea King 5 Basrah, Iraq Lynx 5 Basrah, Iraq Gazelle 3 Basrah, Iraq