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The RAF organise the annual charity Lossiemouth Raft Race, in which military and civilian teams race home-made rafts along the River Lossie, adjacent to Lossiemouth's East Beach. The race was established in 1976 and is attended by thousands of onlookers. [ 139 ]
Former RAF station, home to No. 661 Volunteer Gliding Squadron flying the Grob Viking T1. Leuchars Station: Scotland Fife: Relief Landing Ground (RLG) for RAF Lossiemouth, maintained by a small number of RAF personnel operating the airfield and air traffic control radar.
No. 2622 (Highland) Squadron RAuxAF Regiment, is a Royal Auxiliary Air Force RAF Regiment reserve squadron based at RAF Lossiemouth. It is the northernmost RAuxAF Unit in the United Kingdom and was formed in 1979 to assist with the ground defence of that airfield. Initially, personnel were recruited solely from the local area but recruiting now ...
The RAF’s new fleet of surveillance aircraft will be based at RAF Lossiemouth in Moray, the UK Government has said. The E-7 Wedgetail planes are due to arrive in 2023, replacing the existing E ...
No. 237 Operational Conversion Unit RAF No. 237 (Photograhpic Reconnaissance) Operational Conversion Unit RAF; Active: 31 July 1947 - 1 December 1951 23 October 1956 - 21 January 1958 1 March 1971 - 1 October 1991: Country United Kingdom: Branch Royal Air Force: Type: Operational conversion unit: Role: Reconnaissance pilot training: Last home ...
Number 2 Squadron, also known as No. II (Army Co-operation) Squadron, is the most senior squadron of the Royal Air Force. [1] It is currently equipped with the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 at RAF Lossiemouth, Moray, since reforming there on 12 January 2015.
Two Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray took to the skies over the North Sea to closely monitor an approaching Russian Bear-F aircraft on Thursday, the Ministry of Defence said.
In 2016, the squadron celebrated its 75th anniversary with a parade at their home base of RAF Lossiemouth. Whilst the squadron was formed in 1940, it did not become an official RAF Defence Squadron until 1941. [8] In April 2021 51 Sqn was highlighted for potential disbandment under new forces cuts. [9]