I served for 4 yrs at Kinloss on Nimrod. A sad day. Another airfield lost. Why bother having an air force any more? All these cuts make defending Britain against a foreign aggressor impossible.
I was stationed at RAF Kinloss 1968 SACW Verline Jones I was working the night shift in communications when I had an emergency call saying a Shackleton had crashed. I was the person who had to contact All the rescue team it was so sad I remember I was picked to attend the service in a hanger for the family, standing to attention with tears rolling down my cheeks it was such. Sad time Not long after that crash I had another emergency call early morning saying their had been another Shackleton had crashed both crashes had no survivors not long after I was Posted to RAF Rhiendahlan Germany I loved Scotland
With the loss and closure of so many RAF bases Scampton is a good point. I hope the runways are kept in a serviceable condition. We never know when we might desperately need them again. One only has to look at who is in the Kremlin
I served for 4 yrs at Kinloss on Nimrod. A sad day. Another airfield lost. Why bother having an air force any more? All these cuts make defending Britain against a foreign aggressor impossible.
I came twice to kinloss. Loved it xxx this was in the 1970's by the way xxx
I lived there in the late 70s early 80s It horizontally rained 366 days a year!
Its further north than most Scottish people have ever been.
in this phase the Americans and British would give their last effort to turn the tide of the war did not work in 1948 -Wolfenstein
I was stationed at RAF Kinloss 1968 SACW Verline Jones I was working the night shift in communications when I had an emergency call saying a Shackleton had crashed.
I was the person who had to contact All the rescue team it was so sad I remember I was picked to attend the service in a hanger for the family, standing to attention with tears rolling down my cheeks it was such. Sad time
Not long after that crash I had another emergency call early morning saying their had been another Shackleton had crashed both crashes had no survivors not long after I was Posted to RAF Rhiendahlan Germany I loved Scotland
Such a shame, it was the best camp I had the privilege to be based at
Rip RAF kinloss
My dad worked there that year
With the loss and closure of so many RAF bases Scampton is a good point. I hope the runways are kept in a serviceable condition. We never know when we might desperately need them again. One only has to look at who is in the Kremlin
My Grandad did his war service here. If anyone knows that dates the Germans attacked I would be very interested to know.
Forres has the best takeout in the UK