Thanks for the correction guys...I forgot the wee 18 month swally to Kinloss...see, I am old.
Didn't the move back to SM in 83' get celebrated with some sort of epic bike ride, all planned around a mid-stop at Bredders?
What was the point of the move with all its upheaval? I was never sure.
I have no idea either (maybe something to do with the Falklands??) but it did prompt what in hindsight was the possibly the worst statement in kipper fleet history. Made circa 1997 by the Stn Cdr of KS and it goes something like this...
"I can guarantee you one thing...on my watch, the introduction of Nimrod 2000 will not be a screw up like the introduction of the MR2 was."
Whata mistaka to maka