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By DAVID NICHOLAS 14th February 2019

… when L7307 was delivered from No 46 Maintenance Unit at Lossiemouth by Fg Off Geoff Hall on 18 March 1941. Three more … July 1948 a state of emergency was declared in Malaya. The RAF strength in theatre gradually increased, and in March … of bombs, so sometimes the Lincolns had to fly up to RAF Khormaksar in Aden to bring back additional weapons. A …

By MIKE HOOKS 9th January 2019

… Leonides engine and improved equipment, it moved to RNAS Lossiemouth’s Station Flight, but crashed on 3 March 1961 … 1968. 5 The September 1959 Battle of Britain Day at RAF Biggin Hill found Ferranti-owned Widgeon G-APVD trailing …

23rd August 2018

… Hawk T2 squadron, 25(F) Squadron, is to be formed at RAF Valley, Anglesey later this year. The August 1, 2018 … Previously, 25(F) Squadron operated the Tornado F3 at RAF Leeming, Yorkshire before being disbanded on April 4, … the RAF’s last two Tornado GR4 units, will stand up at RAF Lossiemouth, Moray in 2019. The other current Tornado GR4 …

20th December 2018

… looks at some of the challenges the crews will face. The RAF’s maritime challenge An RAF Typhoon FGR4 pilot from No II(AC) Squadron scrambles to his jet during a QRA drill at RAF Lossiemouth. This year the Moray base will welcome another …

20th December 2018

… bird 166820, was one of eight Boeing F/A-18E/F arriving at RAF Lakenheath from the USS Harry S Truman on October 4. All eight aircraft had departed by October 28. Matt Varley RAF BRIZE NORTON 1/10 125/XO TBM700A ET00.041, French AF. … BARRACKS 26/10 99-0402 C-37A 76th AS, 86th AW, USAF. RAF LOSSIEMOUTH 2/10 MM62298/41-03 P-72A 41° St, Italian AF . …

16th August 2018

… to re-form as an advanced fast jet training (AFJT) unit at RAF Valley, Anglesey, later this year – saying the move had … Typhoon unit – the irst time since World War Two that the RAF has formed a squadron with another nation. As part of the … jet in 2022. No.IX(B) Sqn will meanwhile re-form at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland next year – also equipped with the …

20th December 2018

… of the ever popular Tornado GR as it nears the end of its RAF service. First up, Jamie Hunter meets Flt Lt (ret’d) Bill … one of those sorties where everything clicked”, former RAF Tornado pilot Flt Lt (ret’d) Bill Read smiled as he took … started on No 226 Operational Conversion Unit [OCU] up at Lossiemouth. By late May that year I found myself at Brüggen …

By Kees Otten and Wim Das from Norway. 17th January 2019

… Sicily to Iceland (the aircraft later relocated to RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland). As leader of the manoeuvres, ADM …

19th July 2018

… Paterson THREE LUFTWAFFE EF2000s spent three weeks at RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland, recently, to take part in trials of … 61) based at Manching. The EF2000s worked out of Lossiemouth while conducting the weapons trials over the …

16th August 2018

… GR4 operator later this year. No IX(B) will relocate from RAF Marham, Norfolk, to RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland as part of the process. It still seems …

30th November 2018

… at the Royal Air Force Museum’s hidden treasures MUSEUMS RAF MUSEUM Left to right: Supermarine Seagull V A2-4, … or awaiting use in exchanges. As might be expected, the RAF Museum has a vast storage facility which contains around … boxes were due to be delivered to Marham in Norfolk and Lossiemouth in Scotland. Travelling to East Anglia were items …

22nd November 2018

… “currently equalling or surpassing Cold War levels”. An RAF Nimrod MR2 on patrol in the skies over the North Pole, it … the retirement of Nimrod. The aircraft will be based at RAF Lossiemouth in northern Scotland and are expected to be in …

15th November 2018

… incorporating Jets December 2018 A colourful visitor to RAF Lakenheath on October 23 was F-15C Eagle, 84-0004, … Carver MOD BOSCOMBE DOWN 6/9 1326 Global Express UAE AF. RAF BRIZE NORTON 3/9 J-5010 & J-5014 F/A-18Cs Swiss AF ; … R1 14 Sqn, RAF. 26/9 162171/51 C-2A VRC- 40, USN. RAF LOSSIEMOUTH 2/9 168998 P-8A VP-10 USN dep 6th. 3/9 …

1st November 2018

… Typhoon FGR4s from No II (Army Co-operation) Squadron at RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland, deployed to Thumrait air base in … the next day. An E-3D Sentry AEW1 from No 8 Squadron at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, also took part in the …

18th October 2018

… The RAF's initial P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft will be … rather than the type’s main operating base at nearby RAF Lossiemouth. The decision has been taken to avoid …