Tag: Royal Air Force

Joint Warrior exercise off the coast of Scotland

A military exercise involving 55 warships and submarines, 70 aircraft and around 13,000 personnel will take place off the west and east coast of...

Leuchars jets intercept Russian bombers

FIGHTER jets from RAF Leuchars intercepted two Russian bombers earlier this month, it has been revealed. The Typhoon jets from Number 6 Squadron were scrambled...

Snow-hit streets of Edinburgh are being cleared with military precision

IT started on the stroke of 11.30am with the kind of military efficiency you’d expect from the combined ranks of the Army,...

RAF cargo plane collides with deer on runway

By Michael MacLeod AN RAF cargo plane hit a pair of deer as it came into land at RAF Kinloss. Parts of the propeller were smashed...

Brave troops caught up in political row

By ALEXANDER LAWRIE A POLITICAL row has erupted after a Scots councillor demanded his local marine unit be saluted for their bravery. The Royal Marines of...

Missing windsurfer’s body found

By ALEXANDER LAWRIE THE BODY of a man found washed up on the Fife coastline has been identified as missing surfer Nigel Dawes. Married-father-of-three, Nigel Dawes,...

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