§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Royal Air Force aircraft used RAF Gibraltar in(a) 2003 and (b) 2004 broken down by type; how many other air forces used Gibraltar in each year; and how many aircraft were involved in each case. [173775]
§ Mr. IngramThe number and type of military aircraft that used RAF Gibraltar in 2003 and up to 30 April 2004 is as follows:
Royal air forceaircraft type 2003 20041 C130 135 56 Hawk 76 — Tornado F3 60 32 Tornado GR4 199 — Nimrod 222 30 HS125 4 2 CH47 12 — Puma 10 — Merlin 2 — Jaguar 14 — C17 6 2
Royal navy aircraft type 2003 20041 Falcon DA50 99 18 Hawk 140 30 Sea Harrier 40 — Jetstream 4 2 Lynx 228 28 Sea King 82 2 1074W
Other forces 2003 20041 USA-C 130 2 — USA-C26 8 — USA-Learjet 6 4 Canadian-C130 2 —
Other forces 2003 20041 Canadian-Sea King 78 — Canadian-CL60 2 — Morrocan-C560 2 — Morrocan-CN35 4 4 New Zealand-P3 — 2 1 Until 30 April.