RAF Leuchars
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be slid up to Leeming
I know, shut up Baldrick.
Nurse, nurse, I havn't had my medication today .....
If, like FB, we are offering up our own suggestions for RAF bases to close, in order to make up the "...Kinloss and two other bases...." quota, then I suggest.......
ST MAWGAN!
Still an RAF base, although lord knows why. As far as I am aware, any American involvement having returned to the US, all that is left is the survival school (or whatever it is called now). This must have a vastly reduced output these days, given that the number of flying Sqns is continually being reduced, and must be capable of being relocated to a variety of locations elsewhere!
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ST MAWGAN!
Still an RAF base, although lord knows why. As far as I am aware, any American involvement having returned to the US, all that is left is the survival school (or whatever it is called now). This must have a vastly reduced output these days, given that the number of flying Sqns is continually being reduced, and must be capable of being relocated to a variety of locations elsewhere!
Standing by to be corrected/informed/flamed, as ever!
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Dear Biggus,
Believe it or not St Mawgan, survival wise, is very busy. The old system of it being for aircrew mates ended some time ago. Its remit nowadays is training for ALL personell who could be captured buy the bad guys i.e. everybody! It therefore has a lot of students awaiting instruction- 1000's in fact.
Believe it or not St Mawgan, survival wise, is very busy. The old system of it being for aircrew mates ended some time ago. Its remit nowadays is training for ALL personell who could be captured buy the bad guys i.e. everybody! It therefore has a lot of students awaiting instruction- 1000's in fact.
Ok, I'll hold my hand up, I've been corrected/informed (thankfully not flamed)... but could it not still be moved onto a site occupied by other units, as part of a cost saving measure, with St Mawgan then closing?
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The Scotsman article is yet another one of their contrived pieces, hoping to stir things up a bit.
And anyway, it was Ryan Air who were looking at Leuchars a while back not EJ.
I still suspect that if Cameron 'lets' the MOD close Leuchars, the coalition government could reach breaking point.
According to the BBC tonight, I notice, unsurprisingly, Whitehall cuts have been reduced and there will be around 100,00 fewer job cuts.
And anyway, it was Ryan Air who were looking at Leuchars a while back not EJ.
I still suspect that if Cameron 'lets' the MOD close Leuchars, the coalition government could reach breaking point.
According to the BBC tonight, I notice, unsurprisingly, Whitehall cuts have been reduced and there will be around 100,00 fewer job cuts.
Lovely little take away that!
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Dundee for tiger and friends. Personally I cannot believe that the scotsman even published that piece of fantasy, as was previously mentioned FR looked at this some time ago and it was rejected due to the reasons already quoted, the only traffic that leuchars would handle would be the occasional golf related aircraft, pity mind as would be great for me being 4 miles away.
Lossie and Kinloss both BLACK @ 2200hrs, Leuchars OK
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"Lossie and Kinloss both BLACK @ 2200hrs, Leuchars OK; better for QRA, or just better equipped?"
Clutching at straws? Lossiemouth is just in the final stages of building up its full snow and ice clearance capability. Once this is in place (over the next week or so I hear) both runways will be kept open, and all squadron operating surfaces and taxiways - 24/7. So no peace and quiet over the winter period!
Clutching at straws? Lossiemouth is just in the final stages of building up its full snow and ice clearance capability. Once this is in place (over the next week or so I hear) both runways will be kept open, and all squadron operating surfaces and taxiways - 24/7. So no peace and quiet over the winter period!
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Lossie and Kinloss both BLACK @ 2200hrs, Leuchars OK
Perhaps they are saving money and not clearing the runway, where as Leuchars has to because of Q
Lossie and Kinloss both BLACK @ 2200hrs, Leuchars OK
Well given where the current weather's coming from, most Russian airfields are probably Black too, so no need to worry...
