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Anyone know the reasoning behind the MPAs currently at Lossie. Didn't think there were any more exercises planned for this year?

Cheers

Dylan

Similar MPA deployments were previously held late November / early December, at RAF Leuchars.

Thought these were here on a proper mission?

EGCC wrote:Thought these were here on a proper mission?

From my experience up at Kinloss "back in the day", it sounds like it.

The post in this thread from GunnySonics explains all :- viewtopic.php?f=74&t=107249&p=674244#p674244

Thanks for that Mike

Regards

Dylan

Bit of an Egg on face moment for the Govt...

Maybe we'll get a dedicated MPA aircraft as part of the next review.

On the other hand - we'll help India finance another before we finally pull the plug on aid

Flicknife - I fully agree - now if only Dave hadn't cancelled the MRA4 four years ago. The MR2 was pretty damn good as a sub-hunter - the MRA4 was miles better.

We've a habit of getting rid of good kit far to soon. I could understand if they had a newer, better replacement. But nearly 5 years (by the time of the next SDSR) later, not even a hint of a replacement.

And so it continues ...

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/ne ... ssiemouth/

Ah Vlad the wag. Tells his sub commanders to get to the Clyde, raise your scope till someone sees it, then scurry back to Russia, and see if you can get back before the first MPA arrives on scene.

It appears that both, The Press and Journal, and Moray MP, Angus Robertson may have missed the result of the recent referendum on Scottish independence with quotes such as the following...

...anger over Scotland’s lack of maritime patrol aircraft.

...as a maritime nation Scotland needs maritime patrol aircraft.

-Dazza

Dazza37, he's an SNP lachie and therefore doesn't have a view beyond the party line - you do realise that they actually won the Referendum by getting the number of votes they did? As for the quotes, of course Scotland is a Maritime nation (historically) and RAF Kinloss was the major UK base for years of Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA's); he just omitted the rest of the country in his statement like the blinkered politician he is

But spyplanes? All I saw was a couple of P-3's! Did my SBS miss the Rivet Joint(s) and U-2's????

Al

onemac wrote:But spyplanes? All I saw was a couple of P-3's! Did my SBS miss the Rivet Joint(s) and U-2's????

Al, you weren't s'posed to see them on your SBS, they're spy planes, innit?!

-Dazza

Dazza37 wrote:

onemac wrote:But spyplanes? All I saw was a couple of P-3's! Did my SBS miss the Rivet Joint(s) and U-2's????

Al, you weren't s'posed to see them on your SBS, they're spy planes, innit?!

-Dazza

Dazza,
I am not sure about your spelling but I have picked up at least 4 different U-2's

Regards Dave

onemac wrote:Dazza37, he's an SNP lachie and therefore doesn't have a view beyond the party line - you do realise that they actually won the Referendum by getting the number of votes they did? As for the quotes, of course Scotland is a Maritime nation (historically) and RAF Kinloss was the major UK base for years of Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA's); he just omitted the rest of the country in his statement like the blinkered politician he is

But spyplanes? All I saw was a couple of P-3's! Did my SBS miss the Rivet Joint(s) and U-2's????

Al

Al to be fair and honest,in your own words you keep saying your SBS misses things,almost daily.
I've no doubt your bedroom poster of Alex is still polished every morning before "23" prayers...

Good to see them here whatever their status. I should explain that it's unusual to pick up the US P-3's when they're working a mission - even in BaseStation Reporter.

Dazza37 wrote:Al, you weren't s'posed to see them on your SBS, they're spy planes, innit?!

I'm frightfully concerned for the members on here who post in the heads-up board about these 'spy plane' movements. If they know, the men in black know that they know. And you know that I know so there's no escape

Contrail1958 wrote:Al to be fair and honest,in your own words you keep saying your SBS misses things,almost daily.

Not quite correct Mr C. What I did say was the radar plot doesn't pick some stuff up but the reporter (list) does I've 'logged' 10x U-2's, a WB-57F, an E8C-20 and ZZ664 whatever that is

Contrail1958 wrote:I've no doubt your bedroom poster of Alex is still polished every morning before "23" prayers...

How did you know my poster of His Highness Alex was framed and behind glass Sadly the life-sized poster of Princess Nicola is getting a bit soggy around the lips but I'm hoping the blow-up doll, when it arrives, will be a good likeness

Al

onemac wrote:I'm frightfully concerned for the members on here who post in the heads-up board about these 'spy plane' movements. If they know, the men in black know that they know. And you know that I know so there's no escape

I know what you mean, Al, I think...

-Dazza