§ 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. Ingram[pursuant to the answer, 4 December 2003, Official Report, column 127W]The information provided was incorrect.
The information in the following table shows the correct 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 also include hours flown by Marham-based pilots deployed on Operation TELIC, hence the increase in April 2003.
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Month Average hours per pilot December 2001 12.02 January 2002 18.54 February 2002 15.14 March 2002 19.24 April 2002 18.49 May 2002 19.46 June 2002 17.75 July 2002 16.23 August 2002 15.85 September 2002 19.36 October 2002 20.51 November 2002 14.53 December 2002 12.63 January 2003 18.16 February 2003 11.27 March 2003 10.66 April 2003 27.43 May 2003 16.10 June 2003 21.39 July 2003 20.41
Month Average hours per pilot August 2003 14.03 September 2003 17.80 October 2003 18.19