United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 79277
HME Prince of Wales and HMS Queen Elizabeth: F-35 Aircraft
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22 November 2021
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25 November 2021 · Answer
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25 November 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK F-35B aircraft are stationed on (a) HMS Queen Elizabeth and (b) HMS Prince of Wales.
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22 November 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK F-35B aircraft are stationed on (a) HMS Queen Elizabeth and (b) HMS Prince of Wales.
Source: Commons
25 November 2021
Answer
HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH embarked 18 F-35Bs for the Carrier Strike Group 2021 operational deployment in two squadrons: eight from the UK's 617 Squadron RAF and 10 from the US Marine Corps squadron VMFA-211. However, one UK F-35B was lost on 17 November 2021 an...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-11-22/79277
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1381010
- uk · wq-1381010 · source updated 25 November 2021