Moray Based Airfield To Close

[elderforest]

Won't the RAF need ISK as the diversion airfield for Brize when the single runway at Cartoon-town goes black?

Ian.
(elderforest).

[FJJP]

I see the 'Scotsman' early lobby brigade has started work, then.

I just can't conceive of any justification for basing carrier-bourne JSFs so far north. Every time the Harriers embark, it's usually in the Channel and they turn left down Biscay. Putting another 1.5 hour transit time to join is nonsense - and as for moving the logistics support south, well...

- Oh!, but maybe our new Def Sec might approve just to give our boys a nice long rest on the journey south before joining all those big smelly nasty shippy things!

[ORAC]

Maybe they ought to move the fleet to Scapa Flow, then Gordon could sell of all those nice coastal locations down south. Kill two birds with one stone.....

[Pontius Navigator]

Guern, dispersed basing isn't the problem but you do have a point. When Carterton South goes black for whatever reason and Carterton East is full, where do all the big jets go?

We had a problem here in the Lincolnshire Air Force with just Cranwell, Barkston, Coningsby, Waddington, Scampton when looking for a diversion.

When one was dodgy for weather surprisingly they all were. We often held Humberside, East Midlands, Manchester and Teeside and Newcastle. Real cost effective and you should have seen the bills every time we did a PD.

[Guern]

LJR I'm not a UK Tax Payer.
Just realised need to fill in my location in my profile!

Although we do contribute to the UK defence budget by paying for the Alderney Breakwater to be maintained.

Thanks for the info guys.

[Echo 5]

Just heard a very brief statement on Radio Scotland that " almost 400 jobs to go at RAF Lossiemouth ". That's it.

[L J R]

Seems that those 400 will miss the Glenmorangie then.

Where is Marham anyway...

[elderforest]

BBC news link re: Lossiemouth

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3663040.stm

elderforest.

[Martin43]

Moray base fate?

Is there any truth in the rumour that Lossiemouth is going to close for 15 years........ then re-open as a JSF base?

It would make sense, Lossiemouth has massive potential?

Martin43

[elderforest]

Me thinks that the Lossie rumour came from the same source that speculated that all the Nimrods are going to Waddington and ISK is going to become a JSF base !!

Trust no one.

elderforest.

[Stray Fin]

If one of the bases close, combined with a potential dip in the housing market - you should be able to buy some of the houses in the new Elgin estates for peanuts.

[J.A.F.O.]

I met someone last week who's doing upgrading work on the infrastructure for the simulators at both Lossie and Kinloss.

So, it looks like they're both up for the chop.

I've registered with estate agents in Forres and Elgin and I'm hoping to buy an entire street for half of what I sold my house for ten years ago.

[ppf]

But would you want one of the houses in the new estates, I mean the quality isn't altogether good especially in the Springfield estates!! But then again nether are half the married quarters.

ppf

[Dunhovrin]

Can't believe we've had 6 pages of banter about Lossie and only one mention of the mighty Shackleton. Time to straighten that out....

God, I hated flying Shackletons. Noisy, smelly, OLD and always breaking down..2,3..and that was just the navigators. Eyethenkyew.

Thank you - I feel much better for that.

Does the chip shop in the village still deliver bronty and chips to the mess doors on a Friday night?

[ORAC]

Situation - Shaklebomber heading south-east down the North Sea into a stiff head wind.

Controller: Anyface 22, youŽd be better off on 125.

Anyface 22: (After a short pause) Negative, my Nav says 145 is good.

Controller: I meant the train.....

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Eastern radar: Coordination please, could you confirm you will keep your aircraft clear of BK for the next hour?

Shaklebomber controller: Eastern, he couldnŽt reach BK in the next hour......

[abortt]

Check out todays Press and Journal. Kinloss to close by 2012.

www.thisisnorthscotland.co.uk

[airborne_artist]

And this on the BBC

[Trumpet_trousers]

...Oh dear....whither the 'Jockanese Air Force' now?

[Bigtop]

St Mawgan

RAF Tartan truwsers is short finals - all that cash is a cert to close.
The smart money is on ST M to start being revived.
Nimrods to rtn to the SW along with a raft of other units.

Who'll buy this rumour for a dime!

[The Gorilla]

Front page news in tonights Lincolnshire Echo!!

RAF Kinloss to shut and to move to RAF waddington..

It must be true then!!