Military Aircraft Angus Robertson To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many aircraft of each type are assigned to the (a) 12 Squadron, (b) 14 Squadron, (c) XV Squadron, (d) 617 Squadron, (e) 42 (R) Squadron, (f) 120 Squadron, (g) 201 Squadron, (h) 43 Squadron, (i) 111 Squadron and (j) 202 Squadron D Flight. Bill Rammell The number of aircraft assigned to particular squadrons may vary on a daily basis. As at 23 October the information requested is provided in the following table: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Squadron |Aircraft type | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |12 Squadron |Nil Tornado GR4 (Squadron currently on post operational leave)| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |14 Squadron |9 Tornado GR4 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |XV Squadron |19 Tornado GR4 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |617 Squadron |11 Tornado GR4 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |42(R) Squadron |All use Nimrod MR2 aircraft from a pool of 11 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |120 Squadron |As above | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |201 Squadron |As above | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |43 Squadron |Disbanded on 13 July 2009 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |111 Squadron |13 Tornado F3 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |D Flight, 202 Squadron|2 Sea King Mk3 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------