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Dr. Thomas
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list Royal Air Force participation in Maple Flag exercises in Canada since 1979, giving the number and type of Royal Air Force aircraft involved and dates of the exercise on each occasion.
Mr. Freeman
[holding answer 4 December 1987]: The information requested is as follows:
| Year | Date | Aircraft involved |
| 19791 | 28 April—12 May | 8 × Buccaneer |
| 2 × Jaguar | ||
| 19801 | 14 April— 7 May | 8 × Harrier |
| 19811 | 14 April—16 May | 8 × Buccaneer |
| 19821 | 14 April—17 May | 8 × Harrier |
| 19831 | 12 May—27 May | 8 × Buccaneer |
| 2 × Hercules | ||
| 1984 | 28 April—26 May | 8 × Harrier |
| 1985 | 27 April—25 May | 8 × Tornado |
| 1986 | 27 April—24 May | 8 × Harrier |
| 1987 | 27 April—25 May | 8 × Jaguar |
| 1 Precise central records are not available for the period before 1984 although the details given above are thought to be broadly accurate. | ||