Written question asked by Elfyn Llwyd (Plaid Cymru), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 3 November 1993. It was answered by Jeremy Hanley (Conservative) on Wednesday, 3 November 1993 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

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Ministry of Defence

Question

What was the title and purpose of the exercise involving night low level parachute dropping from a US Air Force C-5 aircraft from RAF Brize Norton and RAF St. Mawgan between 2nd and 14th November 1992; how many low-level sorties (a) during the day and (b) at night were carried out by the aircraft; what was the (i) earliest and (ii) latest time of the day at which low level sorties by the aircraft were booked; and what were the locations of the parachute drop zones used.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

231 c283-4W;231 c283W

Session

1992-93

Subjects

Night flying Low flying Military exercises RAF Brize Norton Parachuting Operation Bitter Bust