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7th April 2021

… The runway at the former RAF Kinloss, Moray (now Kinloss Barracks), Scotland, has been … a diversion airfield and as a ‘bolthole’ for when nearby RAF Lossiemouth was closed for infrastructure works in 2020. An …

7th April 2021

… a visit to the USAF’s 352nd Special Operations Wing at RAF Mildenhall over March 8-10 Peter R Foster RAF BRIZE NORTON 1/2 ZJ782 AS365N3 658 Sqn, AAC n/s; ZZ404 … Sqn, RAF also 27th. 27/2 ZZ504 Shadow R1 14 Sqn, RAF. RAF LOSSIEMOUTH 1/2 169546 P-8A VP-9, USN dep after TDY, 19/2 …

8th March 2021

… The latest Boeing POSEIDON MRA1 for the RAF was delivered on February 2 to RAF Lossiemouth, Moray. The aircraft, the fifth of nine currently …

8th March 2021

… Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon, 169548, of VP-9 on approach to RAF Mildenhall on February 4. The aircraft arrived from and departed to RAF Lossiemouth where it was temporarily based Justin Ward MOD …

30th March 2021

… for conspicuity purposes.  ADRIAN M. BALCH Royal Air Force RAF Chipmunk deliveries commenced in February 1950, with … clubs but with some 70 going to Australia. Ironically, the RAF received its last Chipmunk just a month before the first … When equipped with the Shackleton AEW2, No 8 Squadron at Lossiemouth employed the type as a taildragger continuation …

By TOM EELES 4th March 2021

… Siddeley Buccaneer, with both the Royal Navy and the RAF, had another key task: the nuclear mission... …   Two … VIA TOM EELES INSET: A WE177 training round on display at Lossiemouth, the final Buccaneer base, when the Morayshire … after the intended target" When the Buccaneer entered RAF service in 1969, the Cold War was still at its height. …

By Khalem Chapman 24th March 2021

… ago. In that time, the British Army, Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Navy (RN) have arguably suffered through … a controversial end for the UK’s Harrier Force and the RAF’s fleet of Hawker Siddeley Nimrod reconnaissance … Typhoon fleet from RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire, and RAF Lossiemouth in Moray, Scotland. This fleet forms the backbone …

By Khalem Chapman 19th January 2021

… to the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk – completed a three-day Agile Combat … fighters to a forward operating base on the north side of RAF Lakenheath. A team of 14 maintenance personnel with … a diversion airfield for aircraft based at the nearby RAF Lossiemouth. In 2020, Leuchars Station saw a large amount of …

By Khalem Chapman 10th August 2020

… The Royal Air Force (RAF) has conducted the first operational sortie of its Boeing … Ian Duguid, Air Officer Commanding No 11 Group, said: “The RAF continues to evolve and develop as the ‘Next Generation … was supported by Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4s from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray and an Airbus A330 Voyager KC2 …

By Jon Lake 18th March 2021

… stealthy, fifth-generation aircraft. With the new radar, RAF Typhoon pilots will be able to locate and identify enemy … to help create a Typhoon standard that enhances the RAF’s F-35 force – not merely carrying additional weapons to … GEC-Marconi’s radar did fail to meet some parts of the RAF’s ASR400 requirement, so too did the APY-1 radar of the …

By Bertie Simmonds 5th March 2021

… Falcons from the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing deployed to RAF Lossiemouth for a tactical bombing competition. Captains … a record 7,831 points from a possible 8,000, beating the RAF’s dedicated mud-moving Jaguar team that scored 6,401. A …

14th December 2020

… 12-1001, 12-1009, 12-1048 and 12-1083, which arrived at RAF Lakenheath on November 18. Aircraft 12-1001 and 12-1048 … DOWN 26/10 ZK533 Chinook HC6 arrived for Boeing mods. RAF BRIZE NORTON 1/11 09-0525 C-37B 99th AS, 89th AW, USAF … 14 Sqn, RAF n/s. 14/8 ZZ418 Shadow R1 14 Sqn, RAF n/s. RAF LOSSIEMOUTH 14/10 ZP803 Poseidon MRA1 54/120 Sqns, RAF …

19th November 2020

… SR-71 SECRETS Life at Mach 3+ RAF SPECIAL: SQUADRON BOSS INSIGHTS • Cold War Buccaneers • 10 Sqn VC10s PLUS… Poseidon Arrives at Lossiemouth MOHAWK SCOUTS Peeking Behind the Iron Curtain …

By Nicholas Jones 7th December 2020

… Mk100s, serials VA+229, VA+230 and VA+231, up from RNAS Lossiemouth during training. The Marineflieger examples were … warfare or ‘UJ’ (U-Boot-Jagd) outfit with Gannets — at Lossiemouth and Eglinton on 19-20  May 1958. Both were, at … Lossiemouth. VIA NICHOLAS JONES One day, over lunch at the RAF Club, Eric told me he got to know Grand Admiral Erich …

By Khalem Chapman 21st May 2020

… Royal Air Force (RAF) Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4s have conducted a training … the North Sea. Typhoons – operated by No 1(F) Squadron at RAF Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland – escorted a B-1B Lancer as it …