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Postby Mags » Mon Jul 18, 2011 10:25 am

Sniff :((

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/Fife/a ... chars.html
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Re: Leuchars

Postby Mayfly » Mon Jul 18, 2011 10:27 am

That is sad - not surprising tho'.

Well thats another air show to hit the dust - I wonder if Lossie will put one one.
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Re: Leuchars

Postby Mags » Mon Jul 18, 2011 10:49 am

Yeah, writing's been on the wall a while. Wonder if this years show will go ahead.
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Re: Leuchars

Postby Nickolas » Mon Jul 18, 2011 12:54 pm

Mags wrote:Yeah, writing's been on the wall a while. Wonder if this years show will go ahead.

Be a great swansong if it does. :ymapplause: :ymapplause: :ymapplause: :ymapplause:
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Re: Leuchars

Postby Mayfly » Mon Jul 18, 2011 12:59 pm

I would think unless they close the base before the air show date, yes it will go ahead, no reason not too.
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Re: Leuchars

Postby Nickolas » Mon Jul 18, 2011 1:08 pm

Yes, let the local economy have one last bite at the cherry.
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Re: Leuchars

Postby Kermit » Mon Jul 18, 2011 3:24 pm

Belgian F 16 is booked for it, so looks like it might. Fingers crossed. Real shame all this.
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Postby Dee » Mon Jul 18, 2011 3:56 pm

So sad. Do we really have any sort of viable defence anymore!!?? X(
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Re: Leuchars

Postby Mayfly » Mon Jul 18, 2011 5:34 pm

Just switched on BBC Parliament to here one Scots MP ask what numbers of Typhoons would be at Lossie so take it Leuchars is to close then?

Edit - Yup, bye bye Leuchars! :(
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Re: Leuchars

Postby Mags » Mon Jul 18, 2011 6:30 pm

Oh well that's it confirmed :(

I suppose the airshow will go ahead as right enough they do have their website updated with participants (not many yet!) and it'll be a while before they actually close.
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Re: Leuchars

Postby Mags » Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:57 pm

Liam Fox is a complete dick!! X( X(
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/Fife/a ... -snub.html

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/Fife/a ... eaval.html

Airshow to go ahead this year so we'll definately be going again.
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Re: Leuchars

Postby Mayfly » Wed Jul 20, 2011 10:03 pm

Margaret!!! :-o :-o :-o


Actually they need to plough some money into stem cell research, grow a pair, then share them around between departments. :p
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Re: Leuchars

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:07 pm

Mags wrote:Liam Fox is a complete dick!! X( X(
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/Fife/a ... -snub.html

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/Fife/a ... eaval.html

Airshow to go ahead this year so we'll definately be going again.




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