Military Aircraft: Helicopters
Defence
Written answers and statements, 15 October 2009
Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South, Liberal Democrat)
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many pilots qualified to fly Puma helicopters have re-qualified to fly (a) Merlin and (b) Chinook helicopters in 2009 to date.
Bill Rammell (Minister of State (Armed Forces), Ministry of Defence; Harlow, Labour)
In 2009 to date, three qualified Puma pilots re-qualified to fly Chinook helicopters. In the same period, no qualified Puma pilots have re-qualified to fly Merlin helicopters.