Defence written question – answered at on 27 April 2006.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many times RAF (a) Harrier GR7 and (b) Jaguar aircraft were cannibalised during (i) 2003, (ii) 2004 and (iii) 2005.
The removal of serviceable parts from one aircraft for use on another is a short term, temporary measure to ensure that the maximum number of aircraft are available to the front line.
The number of these instances over the last three years is given in the following table.
Aircraft type | ||
---|---|---|
Harrier GR(18) | Jaguar | |
2003 | 1,119 | 592 |
2004 | 958 | 714 |
2005 | 530 | 400 |
(18) These figures include cannibalisations in respect of Harrier GR7 and G7a.
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No0 people think not
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