Rescue Services
(asked on 4th June 2014) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times his Department has provided top-cover fixed-wing search and rescue assets for a search and rescue mission in each of the last two years; and what aircraft were used in each case.
This question was answered on 10th June 2014
Information on the occasions when Ministry of Defence (MOD) aircraft have provided top-cover fixed wing search and rescue (SAR) assets for a SAR mission is provided in the following table:
| Year | Aircraft Type | Number of SAR Missions |
| 2012 | E3-D Sentry | 1 |
| 2013 | None | 0 |
| 2014* | C130 | 1 |
*To 5 June 2014
Aircraft provided by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency or overseas Governments may also be tasked by MOD to participate in rescue missions.