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Written question asked by Sheryll Murray (Conservative) on Monday, 4 February 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 February 2019 (named day). It was answered by Tobias Ellwood (Conservative) on Thursday, 7 February 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Air Force: Cadets

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many hours were flown by the Air Cadets gliding fleet in 2018.

Answer

The Viking Glider fleet records the number of launches achieved. The Vigilant motorglider fleet was retired in May 2018 and records the number of hours flown.

The Viking fleet flew 14,235 launches during 2018. The Vigilant fleet flew 138 hours in 2018 prior to the fleet retirement from service in May.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
216332
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Air force Cadets Gliding
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk