The text on this page has been created from Hansard archive content, it may contain typographical errors.
Miss Fookes
asked the Secretary of State for Defence, following the announcement of the compulsory redundancy scheme for RAF officers in Command Paper No. 5976, how many senior officers in each rank from squadron leader to group captain have elected to retire voluntarily; and how many so far have been accepted.
| Rank | Elected | Accepted | Pending | |||
| Group Captain | … | … | … | 2 | 2 | — |
| Wing Commander | … | … | … | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| Squadron Leader | … | … | … | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Totals | … | … | … | 21 | 18 | 3 |
Miss Fookes
asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many RAF officers in each rank and aircrew category so affected have been made compulsorily redundant.
| Rank | Pilot | Navigator | AEO | Total | |||
| Group Captain | … | … | … | 21 | 4 | — | 25 |
| Wing Commander | … | … | … | 39 | 15 | — | 54 |
| Squadron Leader | … | … | … | 123 | 68 | 5 | 196 |
| Total | … | … | … | 183 | 87 | 5 | 275 |