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20th June 2019

… ‘Centurion’ Typhoon, as Jamie Hunter reports. A pair of RAF Typhoon FGR4s operating from RAF Akrotiri: serials ZK338 ‘338’ and ZK328 ‘328’, both armed … portion.” The ‘Centurion’ effort was weighted towards the Lossiemouth wing, and Lee’s unit was slated to be the first …

27th June 2019

… Commander Matt D’Aubyn, Officer Commanding 6 Squadron at RAF Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland was the leader of the Royal Air … det also included a Hercules C4 from 47 Squadron, based at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, and a Voyager tanker flying …

By Dino Carrara and Martin Needham 17th January 2019

… The RAF’s Tornado GR1 and later GR4 fleet has been on near … chart the bomber’s upgrades and operations over its RAF career. Equipped with Paveway IVs, Tornado ZD744 flies … 31 squadrons along with 12(B) and 617 squadrons from RAF Lossiemouth. Tornado missions were flown at medium level. …

16th May 2019

… UK’s biggest exercise of the year. The unit deployed to RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland from its base at Royal Naval Air … Yeovilton in Somerset for a week of training over the RAF ranges at Tain in the Moray Firth and the military …

17th January 2019

… Typhoon from II(Army Co-operation) Squadron scrambles from RAF Lossiemouth equipped with the Meteor missile. Crown Copyright … In response to a Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) mission, RAF Typhoons were scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth for the …

By Jamie Hunter 6th June 2019

… cements this aircraft’s status as the cornerstone of the RAF’s fast jet fleet. Typhoon comes of age The RAF’s ‘Project Centurion’ has been well documented. It … seven. No IX (Bomber) Squadron is now established at RAF Lossiemouth with Tranche 1s, and it will assume a portion of …

6th June 2019

… SHIELD’ USAFE F-16CMs and US Navy P-8As deployed to RAF Lossiemouth, Moray, to take part in Exercise ‘Formidable … their retirement from service with No 216 Squadron at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire. Four of the aircraft are …

16th May 2019

… Navy P-3C Orion, 162776, of VP-40 just prior to departing RAF Mildenhall on March 30. The unit, based at NAS Whidbey … were despatched to Kadena AB in Japan. Martyn Honeybell RAF BRIZE NORTON 11/3 11-5731 MC-130J 67th SOS, USAF o/s; … RAF LINTON-ON-OUSE 11/3 0452 C295M 242.tsl, Czech AF. RAF LOSSIEMOUTH 7/3 164598/RU C-130T-30 VR-55, USN also 29th. …

3rd January 2019

… LAUNCH QUICK REACTION ALERT MISSION WITH NEW MISSILES An RAF Typhoon in No 6 Squadron markings and armed with Meteor missiles in the QRA facility at RAF Lossiemouth. Crown Copyright/ SAC Charlotte Hopkins One …

18th April 2019

… RAF TYPHOON FGR4s are now regularly carrying MBDA Meteor … markings. The jet was photographed returning to its RAF Lossiemouth base in Scotland on March 18, carrying four …

18th April 2019

… Air Force Eurofighter F-2000A, MM7339/4-61, on approach to RAF Lossiemouth on March 12. It was one of a pair that routed … Pilatus. 26/2 97-00105 UC-35A E/1-214th AVN, US Army. RAF BRIZE NORTON 4/2 198/62-HF CN235M-300 ET03.062, French …

18th April 2019

… April 1-12. With construction work due to begin shortly at RAF Lossiemouth, the fixedwing maritime patrol aircraft involved …

18th April 2019

… Typhoon FGR4s. Now the fourth Typhoon unit based at Lossiemouth, its roles will include simulating advanced air-to-air threats to train RAF and NATO fast jet pilots to become familiar with adversaries’ tactics. RAF After much delay and no little confusion, the UK has …

18th April 2019

… The Panavia Tornado GR was retired from RAF service on March 31. In a tribute to the aircraft and … present a selection of photos from master lensman, retired RAF photographer Rick Brewell . No.31 Sqn Tornados carrying … for the anti-shipping role – 12(B) and 617 Sqns at RAF Lossiemouth specialised in that role. This February 1996 …

4th April 2019

… of the F-2000As (MM7339/4-61 and MM7313/36-35) visited RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland, en route to Keflavík. The Typhoons that touched down at Lossiemouth on March 12 both carried a pair of live IRIS-T …