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Old 13th Jul 2018, 15:26
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Easy Street
 
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"Today I can announce that the next new Typhoon squadron will be Number 9 Squadron, and will start to form at RAF Lossiemouth later this year."
That quote says nothing about when the Tornado unit will cease to exist. It's perfectly normal for a shadow unit to build up ahead of numberplate transfer. NB the word 'start'.

​​​​​​​Also picked up by Jane's

RAF announces new Typhoon, Protector squadrons | Jane's 360
Ah, the media ;-) As there are no quotation marks around the information in question in that article, I think the word of those currently planning disbandment events for next March probably wins!
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