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VIDEO: RAF Leuchars marches into the history books
The Courier.co.uk ^
| 31 March 2015
| Michael Alexander
Posted on 04/11/2015 1:14:00 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa
Over a century of aviation history ended at Leuchars today when the base was formally handed over from the RAF to the army.
A poignant and militarily precise ceremony marked the end of 95 years of the RAF at the base.
A flight of RAF and army personnel was led on to parade by the RAF Leuchars Pipes and Drums, led by Pipe Major Ian Hughes and Drum Major Alastair Pether.(snip)
As senior officers took their positions, the pipe band played Hielan’ Laddie.
"Heilan' Laddie"
The Band of the Scots Guards
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: pipesanddrums; scotland
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04/11/2015 1:15:05 PM PDT
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ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in Battle!)
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Ping to the FR Canteen!
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posted on
04/11/2015 1:17:28 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in Battle!)
To: ConorMacNessa
To: ConorMacNessa
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posted on
04/11/2015 1:19:50 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: ConorMacNessa
I always liked the name “Biggin Hill”.
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posted on
04/11/2015 1:25:00 PM PDT
by
yarddog
(Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
To: ConorMacNessa
Hopefully, Leuchars will become a joint mil/civ airport to replace the incredibly short-runwayed one at nearby Dundee.
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posted on
04/11/2015 1:47:51 PM PDT
by
bjorn14
(Woe to those who call good evil and evil good. Isaiah 5:20)
To: yarddog
I partial to “Tangmere”, the home of RAF 242 squadron in WWII, under Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader.
But Biggen Hill does have a nice ring to it.
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posted on
04/11/2015 2:57:34 PM PDT
by
Candor7
(Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
To: Candor7
Those were certainly interesting times to live.
The Spitfires and Hurricanes, the Messerschmidts and Junkers, the P-40s and Focke Wulfs. The B-17s, Lancasters, Heinkels, Zeros etc.
We will never see those times again. Battles with millions of men, thousands of tanks and planes.
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04/11/2015 4:19:17 PM PDT
by
yarddog
(Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
To: ConorMacNessa
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posted on
04/11/2015 5:06:33 PM PDT
by
Dartman
(Canadian, eh. And proud of it.)
To: yarddog
We will never see those times again>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
We hope.
But with the hoards of Allah gathering in world conquest, we might just have to give it all one more go, as they invade the continental USA.
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04/11/2015 6:41:43 PM PDT
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Candor7
(Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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