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Written question asked by Mike Hancock (Independent (affiliation)) on Wednesday, 11 March 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 March 2015. It was answered by Mark Francois (Conservative) on Thursday, 19 March 2015 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Air Force: Training

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Air Force pilots are in training to enable them to land a fast jet on the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers.

Answer

A joint plan is in place to provide sufficient numbers of F-35B pilots from both Services to meet the United Kingdom's requirements for First of Class Flying Trials in 2018 and Queen Elizabeth Class carrier operations from 2020.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
227188
Session
2014-15
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Air force Training Aircraft carriers
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk