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Written question asked by Lord Davies of Stamford (Conservative) on Thursday, 21 June 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 5 July 2001. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Thursday, 5 July 2001 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Sea Harriers are held in attrition reserve. - Includes figures.
Answer

Mr. Quentin Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Sea Harriers are held in attrition reserve. [960] Mr. Ingram: These are currently 19 Sea Harrier FA2 aircraft in the sustainment fleet, available to sustain an operational fleet of 28 Sea Harrier FA2. The sustainment fleet includes those aircraft formerly considered as the attribution reserve fleet.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
960; 371 c244W
Session
2001-02
Subjects
Deployment Military aircraft Harrier aircraft Sea Harrier aircraft
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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