Originally Posted by
vecvechookattack
And the comment about Lossie......remember that Lossie is a Naval Air Station...... you just borrowed it....(we may want it back)
As usual VVHA, you are spouting crap about the RAF.
From the RAF Website:
RAF Lossiemouth was built during 1938 and 1939 and opened on May 1, 1939 with No 15 Flying Training School as the major unit. In April 1940, the station was handed over to Bomber Command and No 20 Operational Training Unit was formed together with No 46 Maintenance Unit. At the end of the World War II hostilities, the station became a satellite of RAF Milltown in Coastal Command before becoming HMS Fulmar of the Royal Navy in 1946, the primary task being Fleet Air Arm operations. With the impending demise of aircraft carriers, the RAF returned on 28 September 1972 and the station has steadily assumed greater status since then. Aircraft types have included Whirlwind, Jaguar, Shackleton, Sea King, Hunter, Buccaneer and Tornado employed in various roles including search and rescue, airborne early warning, operational conversion unit, tactical weapons unit and maritime strike/attack. Ground-based units have included the air and ground defence, airfield damage repair and airfield support roles. With its present Tornado GR4 compliment of 3 operational units – Nos 12, 14 and 617 Squadrons and one operational conversion unit – No XV (Reserve) Squadron, its Sea King HAR 3A helicopter search and rescue unit – ‘D’ Flight, No 202 Squadron and 2 ground defence units – Nos 51 and 2622 (Highland) Squadrons RAF Regiment, RAF Lossiemouth is one of the foremost stations in the Royal Air Force
This makes RAF Lossiemouth an RAF Station, which was loaned to the Navy, and the RAF got it back.
