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Leuchars busy next 3 week?

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Re: Leuchars busy next 3 week?

Post by balamorybuzzed » Wed Sep 07, 2016 11:52 am

Ascot 6652 C17 ZZ178 just landed @12.37pm.

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Re: Leuchars busy next 3 week?

Post by 100arw » Wed Sep 07, 2016 2:38 pm

Re the crash gate in Reres woods. Had no problem with either Police or troops. However, a common sense approach with the camera was appreciated by them (no faces) and therefore was no problem.
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Re: Leuchars busy next 3 week?

Post by lazybinman » Fri Sep 09, 2016 10:16 am

Leuchars DZ / Zorro 2 on 280.675
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Re: Leuchars busy next 3 week?

Post by Calum1991 » Fri Sep 09, 2016 11:38 am

100arw wrote:Re the crash gate in Reres woods. Had no problem with either Police or troops. However, a common sense approach with the camera was appreciated by them (no faces) and therefore was no problem.
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At the time of being challenged, I was sat on the steel box on my phone. Camera was in the bag as it was raining. Despite explaining to them that we were there purely to shoot the aircraft and not personel, they were having none of it.

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Re: Leuchars busy next 3 week?

Post by Unknown74 » Fri Sep 09, 2016 6:29 pm

Always thought since the ludicrous decision to swap RAF for Army that there should have been a Flight of Army Helicopters at Leuchars. The T.A. Gazelles from a few Years ago spring to mind.

Also does anyone know wether there have been many Army Defenders/ Islanders visiting Leuchars?

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Re: Leuchars busy next 3 week?

Post by onemac » Fri Sep 09, 2016 6:52 pm

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Re: Leuchars busy next 3 week?

Post by Unknown74 » Sat Sep 10, 2016 11:23 am

Sorry One Mac I did actually mean in total since the Army took over including during this exercise.

Also I have to say that I was never a one or other campaigner for Leuchars or Lossiemouth to remain I am/ was always in the corner for both to remain as RAF Air Bases - no disrespect to Kinloss a great base but when the Nimrod was retired/ cancelled what could they do - sorry to admit it but one had to go.

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Re: Leuchars busy next 3 week?

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Re: Leuchars busy next 3 week?

Post by toom317 » Sat Sep 10, 2016 12:45 pm

onemac wrote: I was also wondering why the US use Prestwick when there's adequate facilities at Mildenhall/Lakenheath just a few hundred miles down the road as the crow flies?
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Re: Leuchars busy next 3 week?

Post by balamorybuzzed » Sat Sep 10, 2016 1:47 pm

Defender has been in and out of Leuchars all week, especially at night. Globemaster ZZ178, Ascot 6653 also arrived this morning for the third time this week, landed 26 before noon, then departed 08 about 40 mins or so later with a nice low take off and power climb! Are the p7s squabbling again? This is getting boring, this thread is for Exercise Chameleon!

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Re: Leuchars busy next 3 week?

Post by Mike » Sat Sep 10, 2016 1:54 pm

balamorybuzzed wrote:Defender has been in and out of Leuchars all week, especially at night. Globemaster ZZ178, Ascot 6653 also arrived this morning for the third time this week, landed 26 before noon, then departed 08 about 40 mins or so later with a nice low take off and power climb! Are the p7s squabbling again? This is getting boring, this thread is for Exercise Chameleon!
P7s ? Are you referring to onemac & Unknown74? :S
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Post by balamorybuzzed » Sat Sep 10, 2016 4:55 pm

Thanks for clearing all that up, I admire all your editing skills.

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Post by venom » Sat Sep 10, 2016 5:00 pm

OK great exercis by at leuchars
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Post by venom » Sat Sep 10, 2016 5:04 pm

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Re: Leuchars busy next 3 week?

Post by Herkchaser » Sat Sep 10, 2016 5:09 pm

balamorybuzzed wrote:Thanks for clearing all that up, I admire all your editing skills.
This poster is partially sighted,doesn't make you look very clever does it.
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Re: Leuchars busy next 3 week?

Post by Mike » Sat Sep 10, 2016 5:38 pm

venom wrote::thumb: rHey I'll cut my old freind some slack here
At least hes reporting leuchars still hold amazing memories for me an my late father
So to Mike n remember me a gain. The guy e who was two ft from me at jw n took a s ml slaggin fae the boys from connisby as a say leuchars is history to me but......
But.....
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Is this aimed at me or another Mike? I have never been two feet from you, I talked to you at Prestwick a couple of years ago and the two of us had a good laugh together. :S
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Re: Leuchars busy next 3 week?

Post by balamorybuzzed » Sat Sep 10, 2016 5:43 pm

Herkchaser wrote:
balamorybuzzed wrote:Thanks for clearing all that up, I admire all your editing skills.
This poster is partially sighted,doesn't make you look very clever does it.
Keep up please, that was in response to onemac, was posted at the same time as Colin did, I'm well aware of Colin's disability as you well know!

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Re: Leuchars busy next 3 week?

Post by balamorybuzzed » Sat Sep 10, 2016 5:44 pm

Colin was too quick on the button for me!

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