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Written question asked by Lord Moonie (Labour) on Monday, 9 March 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 March 2015. It was answered by Lord Astor of Hever (Conservative) on Thursday, 19 March 2015 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Military Aircraft

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, from 2009–10 to the latest year for which data are available, what was the annual number of hours flown by (1) Typhoon, (2) Tornado GR4, (3) Chinook, (4) Merlin Mk3, (4) C-130J, (5) C-17, (6) Apache, and (7) Merlin Mk1/2, aircraft.

Answer

Flying hours for financial years 2009-10 onwards are provided in the table below.

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

Typhoon

9,890

9,980

14,030

15,350

16,970

Tornado GR4

17,940

20,480

21,140

16,790

15,040

Chinook

15,460

16,360

17,240

14,810

13,950

Merlin Mk3/3a

6,490

6,610

7,240

6,900

5,520

Apache

17,060

18,290

18,290

16,660

15,340

Merlin Mk1/2

6,460

7,030

5,920

6,340

5,960

Figures are rounded to the nearest 10

For the C-130 and C-17 fleets I refer the noble Lord to the answer I gave him on 22 October 2014 (Official Report, column WA84).

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL5562
Session
2014-15
Attachment
Hansard Extract 22 October 2014
Subjects
Military aircraft
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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