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Written question asked by Martin Redmond (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 12 December 1996. It was answered by Lord Soames of Fletching (Conservative) on Thursday, 12 December 1996 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
How many sorties were flown by each Royal Air Force aircraft type at Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay in 1996. - Figures given.
Answer

Mr. Redmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many sorties were flown by each Royal Air Force aircraft type at Canadian forces base, Goose Bay in 1996. [8593] Mr. Soames: Royal Air Force aircraft have flown 800 training sorties at Goose Bay in 1996; 782 of these were by Tornado GR1 aircraft and 18 by Hercules aircraft.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
8593; 287 c345W
Session
1996-97
Subjects
Armed forces Air force Canada Military aircraft Training Hercules aircraft Tornado aircraft
Contains statistics
Yes