Lossiemouth or Leuchars ??

[Fazer9553]

I have just read about this...

With the confirmed closure of Kinloss due to the MRA4 program being scrapped it seems Lossiemouth will be retained as a sort of consolation but Leuchars (the Northern QRA) will close.

What the heck !!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/scotland/8199721/RAF-Lossiemouth-to-be-saved-at-expense-of-Leuchars.html

[G-CPTN]

I suppose the further north the better overall coverage of the UK?

[Fazer9553]

The fight for survival is on...
http://news.stv.tv/scotland/tayside/224711-ministers-warned-that-closing-raf-leuchars-would-close-businesses/

[G-CPTN]

Our regional council is offering various facilities to local parish councils on a 'no refusal' basis - ie they either accept and finance it or the facility closed down.

Maybe Fife Council should take over Leuchars and run it themselves?

[Fazer9553]

News reaches me a bit slower than the rest of you who may know that Leuchars is to be closed.

It seems the Typhoons of 6 Squadron will go to Lossiemouth while the closed Leuchars (and Kinloss) will be used by the army.

It's being sold as a 'positive' but as an ex-servicemen points out a lot of money has been spent upgrading Leuchars in recent years to accommodate the Typhoon; presumably this will all have to be spent again to fit-out Lossiemouth.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/aug/03/closure-raf-leuchars
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/National/article/15988/raf-leuchars-closure-is-a-daft-decision-with-political-motives-says-ex-airman.html

[Fazer9553]

Leuchars annual airshow to go ahead with the Red Arrows in attendance. Organisers are insisting that planning for next year's show will start on Monday after the show as normal.

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/Fife/article/17152/organisers-insist-leuchars-airshow-is-not-the-last.html