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Armed Forces: Training

Volume 471: debated on Wednesday 30 January 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his answer of 14 January 2008, Official Report, column 878W, on Armed Forces: Training, if he will list each type of aeroplane and helicopter from which British service personnel have made airborne jumps in the last five years. (181204)

The types of fixed and rotary wing aircraft from which British service personnel have made airborne jumps while completing service training or display activities in the last five years are shown in the following list. Records for British service personnel, who have completed jumps from foreign military aircraft, are not held.

Fixed Wing

Hercules C130 all marks

Islander

Skyvan

CASA 212

Cessna 206

Cessna Caravan

De Havilland Twin Otter DHC-6

Douglas DC3 Dakota

PAC 750

Pilatus Porter

Rotary Wing

Agusta A109

Bell 212

Chinook HC2/2a

Lynx HAS3/8

Lynx AH7/9

Puma HC1

Sea King HC4

Sea King HAS6CR