Moray depends on the bases for its survival economically. The RAF and local communities are heavily interwoven and if both bases close EVERY business here will be affected. The effect of the closure would be catastrophic on the area - I know, I live here. The bases have made the area what it is and ...

There is also a paper petition doing the rounds if you're in the area, most shops and bars have one. Please also join the Save RAF Lossiemouth Facebook page, we need all the help we can get to keep our base open. This area depends on it! http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Save-RAF-Lossiemouth...

Oh and there have been some Hawks arriving too

Are these definitely extra airframes and not the ones that were already here returning from a early morning sortie? I'm not sure but I don't recall hearing them going out this morning, although obviously they could have gone out before I woke up but this would be unusual - we don't usually have any...

Four Gripens have just arrived in formation and are currently in the circuit to land on 23 at Lossie

Well Mike here goes,i would take this with a pinch of salt, according to the Touchdown Forum, the Gripens arrived in two waves first one between 9.15 and 9.30 6 of them,the other 8 between 10.40 and 10.50? :S US Navy C9 left for Sigonella at 12.55 CNV61S1/160051 :S Saying that Mike this was posted ...