Written question asked by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour) on Thursday, 23 March 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 April 2000. It was answered by Lord Moonie (Labour) on Monday, 3 April 2000 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the C-17 was chartered by the Ministry of Defence from the USAF during the Kosovo conflict; and what the payload was which was offered.

Answer: Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the C-17 was chartered by the Ministry of Defence from the USAF during the Kosovo conflict; and what the payload was which was offered. [116562] Dr. Moonie: A request for airlift assistance to move the vehicles of a High Velocity Missile Battery was submitted to the USAF on 29 March 1999. The move involved seven C-17 flights using two aircraft flying from Hanover to Skopje. The lift commenced on 1 April and was completed on 4 April 1999. Under the UK/US Acquisition and Cross Service Agreement, the USAF determine the most appropriate means of transportation, based on their resources available at the time. Therefore, while no actual offer of payload was made, the USAF provided sufficient airlift to meet the stated requirement.

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