Lossie 78-79 Hunters of 2 TWU

[toom317]

In September 1978 the RAF created a second TWU and based it at Lossie. The aircraft were all from Brawdy as far as I can remember. I can't recall seeing any Sqn markings on any of the 2 TWU aircraft, the single seater's all having a single letter tail code repeated on the nose nose door and the "T" birds having a two number code on the tail and nose door. The 4 ship shots were taken at a 2 TWU families day held in 1979, ( this also explains the bunting in previous posts of aircraft, that were present for that day). All the reggies should be good, but if anyone has a reg for the T7 coded "09" and the single seaters "G" and "Q" cicra 1979 I'd appreciate the info.







-09 T7 2 TWU


-G F6 2 TWU


-Q F6 2 TWU


XF310-01 T7 2 TWU


XF376-D FGA9 2 TWU


XF431-0 FGA9 2 TWU


XF442-V FGA9 2 TWU


XG151-H FGA9 2 TWU.


XG254-K FGA9 2 TWU


XG254-K + XF511-A FGA9 2 TWU


XJ686-L FGA9 2 TWU


XL595-04 T7 2 TWU


XL618-05 T7 2 TWU


XX466-07 T7 2 TWU

[paddyboy]

Simply splendid

[raptor9]

Sex on wings!

[Mustang531]

Wonderful, an all-time favourite of mine and many others. Loved viewing these and some are still around, I saw XG254 preserved at the Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museum at Flixton, still looking good. Thanks for sharing these with us.

[Mike]

Another great set, I've checked my logs and have the following serials for G, Q & 09 with the dates they were noted at Lossiemouth :-

XE624/G 14/09/78 & 08/08/79 & 03/03/80
XF445/Q 25/10/78 & 09/08/79
XL593/09 08/08/79 & 10/08/79

[Thunder]

Whereabouts on base did 2TWU operate from? I seem to remember that they shared ‘Echo hard’ and K20 Hangar with 849Sqn before taking it over when the Gannets left, but your pics suggest ‘Delta Hard’ and L27/28 Hangars?

[toom317]

Thanks for those reggies Mike I shall add them to the back of the pics.

Thunder, I don't recall them being over at 849. I can only remember them being on Delta hard, next to 8 Sqn's pan. They used the hangars behind there but I can't remember their numbers.

[roughcutter]

Superb

[toom317]

Thunder, I'm having trouble visualizing it from memory, but I think you may be right that they shared 849's area for a while before moving over to the other side of the airfield.

[Stratocruiser]

Brilliant!
Thanks for sharing your superb captures