Leuchars

[canberra]

It could have been later than the late eighties, although I cant recall the pitch being used much if at all on my second tour which was 89-91. I can recall some people using it for golf practice, but with permission!

And those cable engagements on the short were normally practice ones, the Phantom pilot had to do one a month. And now youve got me thinking when the pitch went out of use as of course the Phantom OCU was disbanded in January 1991.

[ted angus]

Yep still in use when I arrived in March 90, the arrestor gear on the short had been put in for the salty seadogs; It was called a PUAG Purpose use arrestor gear.

happy days we took it out then put a PAAG onto the short !

[mawganmad]

Of course, POCU and the PSU were there for Fleet Air Arm aswel as RAF Phantom aircrew training and technical support.

[canberra]

The good thing about the Phantom was the fact that it was designed for arrester(or is it arrestor?) cable engagments.

[ted angus]

The end of the F3

TED


http://www.airfieldinformationexchan...1930#post71930

[jock]

Now that the Scottish election is out the way I wonder how long we will have to wait for any closure announcement re either Scottish base?

[canberra]

Or will it be a case of none of them closing as the indepent Royal Scottish Air Force takes them over?

[WJT]

Bye bye Leuchars, according to the Guardian, I am told. Army to take over from the RAF. Lossie to stay light blue.

[canberra]

Ah the good old Gruniad, so what will the army use the place for??? Mind you a nice large airfield would be an ideal for a unit to fly from if they have to go and biff jonny foreigner. As I ve said before as long as RAF senior officers play golf Leuchars is safe.

[David Thompson]

This link is doing the rounds ; http://news.scotsman.com/politics/Lo...RAF.6765532.jp
No doubt Ted will tell us more tomorrow.....well actually later today !