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Written question asked by James Gray (Conservative) on Wednesday, 22 May 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 June 2002. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Monday, 10 June 2002 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether all new Harrier GR7 pilots will be trained for aircraft carrier flying operations. - Inc figures.
Answer

Mr. Gray: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether all new Harrier GR7 pilots will be trained for aircraft carrier flying operations. [59788] Mr. Ingram: It is planned that all RAF Harrier GR7 pilots will be trained for aircraft carrier operations at some stage during their first front line tour. All RN Sea Harrier FA2 pilots migrating to the Harrier GR7 will undertake aircraft carrier based training after completing conversion and a Combat Ready work up syllabus.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
59788; 386 c756W
Session
2001-02
Subjects
Air force Crew Staff Military aircraft Training Aircraft carriers Harrier aircraft
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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