Question follow-through · 34922

F-35 Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many hours have been flown in each UK F35 since they entered full operational capability.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 3 Mar 2025
Target answer date: 6 Mar 2025
Answer: 6 Mar 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

3 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many hours have been flown in each UK F35 since they entered full operational capability.
6 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Mar 2025
Answer published
The total flying hours accumulated for each airframe from first flight of each airframe to December 2024 is as follows.Airframe tail number - Total Hours flown ZM135 1,088ZM136 1,058ZM137 795ZM138 976ZM139 976ZM140 858ZM141 721ZM142 945ZM143 867ZM144 758Z...

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