RAF Lossiemouth
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| Address | Lossiemouth IV31 6SD, United Kingdom |
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| Code | LMO |
| Phone | +44 1343 812121 |
| Current commander | Group captain |
| Occupants | No. 2 Squadron RAF |
| No. 6 Squadron RAF | |
| No. 120 Squadron RAF | |
| No. 9 Squadron RAF | |
| Date of Reg. | |
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| ID | 2306226 |
About RAF Lossiemouth
Royal Air Force Lossiemouth or more commonly RAF Lossiemouth or Lossie is a military airfield located on the western edge of the town of Lossiemouth in Moray, north-east Scotland.
Where is the RAF Lossiemouth
Ukraine war: Nato watches Russian 'Zombies' in Estonia
... " That can usually be any one of three things, " explains Wing Cdr Scott MacColl from Raf Lossiemouth in Scotland...
Gordonstoun: The Scottish school that educated a king
... On his first day, on 1 May 1962, the then Prince Charles was flown to Raf Lossiemouth in a plane piloted by his father Prince Philip, who was one of Gordonstoun s first pupils...
Royals feeds penguins as Jubilee celebrations continue
... Beacon events were also held at locations including Greenock in Inverclyde, Saltcoats in North Ayrshire, Dunnottar Castle at Stonehaven and at Raf Lossiemouth, where the celebrations featured a Military Wives Choir...
RAF in second 'unidentified aircraft' alert
... Typhoons from Raf Lossiemouth in Moray and a Voyager fuel tanker from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire are involved in the mission...
RAF Lossiemouth jets scrambled to 'unidentified aircraft'
... Typhoons from Raf Lossiemouth in Moray and a Voyager fuel tanker from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire are involved in the mission...
RAF in second 'unidentified aircraft' alert
RAF jets have been scrambled to intercept " unidentified aircraft" for The Second day in a row.
Typhoons from Raf Lossiemouth in Moray and a Voyager fuel tanker from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire Are involved in The Mission .
, Lossiemouth pilots tracked four Russian Military Aircraft off the north of Scotland.
Incidents like this - known as quick reaction alerts (QRAs) - Are not uncommon.
They involve RAF crews shadowing Russian Military Aircraft near UK airspace and have occurred since the Cold War era but This Week 's incidents have come amid mounting tensions in Eastern Europe .
, Something Russia has repeatedly denied.
Confirming the latest QRA, an RAF spokesman said: " Quick reaction alert Typhoon fighters from Raf Lossiemouth , supported by a Voyager Tanker from RAF Brize Norton , have been launched against aircraft approaching the UK area of interest.
" We will not be offering any additional detail on this ongoing operation until complete"
On Wednesday, two Russian Tu-95 Bear H, which Are long-range bombers, and two maritime patrol Tu-142 Bear F aircraft were tracked by the RAF near the " UK's area of interest".
Source of news: bbc.com