Defence written question – answered at on 20 November 2003.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the number of (a) United States and (b) United Kingdom military aircraft flying over Scotland since 1 September.
holding answer
The information sought is not held in the required format. Details of the number of United States and British military aircraft flying over Scotland above 2,000 feet are not held centrally. However, all military aircraft flying within the United Kingdom low flying system, that is those that operate below 2,000 feet, are recorded. Low flying areas (LFAs) 14 and 16 most closely conform to the geographic boundaries of Scotland.
The numbers of aircraft that flew within these LFAs between
Aircraft type | Number of military aircraft |
---|---|
British Military Fixed Wing | 3,510 |
British Military Rotary | 361 |
US Military Fixed Wing | 91 |
US Military Rotary | 0 |
Total | 3,962 |
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